Amish brothers who had sex with 13-year-old sister avoid jail time

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Two adult Missouri brothers of an Amish community who admitted to having sex with their 13-year-old sister have received suspended sentences because the prosecutor feared they would “be eaten alive” behind bars.
Earlier this month, 22-year-old Aaron Schwartz and his 18-year-old sibling Petie Schwartz of Seymour, Mo., pled guilty to two counts of third-degree child molestation with a child under the age of 14. They had originally faced rape charges.

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Both they and two younger brothers had sex with their sister — whose name has not been revealed — who was between 12 and 13 years of age at the time of the acts, reported the Webster County Citizen.
But the two oldest Schwartz siblings, who were hit with a 10-year prison sentence on one count and five years on a second count were spared jail time.
Instead, they must write an apology letter to their community, perform 100 hours of community service and cough up a combined $500 to the Law Enforcement Restitution Fund, according to the Citizen.
Two more Schwartz brothers, both allegedly minors, also engaged in sexual acts with the sister, who recently gave birth to a baby.

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