In September 2012, a group of 16 Amish men and women from Bergholz, Ohio, were convicted on Federal hate-crime and conspiracy charges, including Samuel Mullet Sr., who did not participate in the five hair- and beard-cutting attacks but was tried as the leader of the campaign [REF].
Due to the cloistered nature of Amish lifestyle, they are often reluctant to bring complaints to local police[REF] who describe the attacks as "very rare".