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Some of them have opted out of nonsense like reporting sexual assault to authorities, as well.

From "Child Sexual Abuse in the Amish Community: A Hidden Epidemic":

> “I’ve learned that sexual abuse in their communities is an open secret, spanning generations,” she wrote in the 2019 article. “Victims told me stories of inappropriate touching, groping, fondling, exposure to genitals, digital penetration, coerced oral sex, anal sex and rape—all at the hands of their own family members, neighbors and church leaders.”

[1] https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/child-sexual-abuse-amish



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