️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Sam Mullet Sr. and 15 others were convicted three years ago of restraining and forcibly disfiguring Amish people with whom they disagreed in a bid to destroy an important symbol of their beliefs.<unk> Sam Mullet Sr. and 15 others were convicted three years ago of restraining and forcibly disfiguring Amish people with whom they disagreed in a bid to destroy an important symbol of their beliefs. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Mullet, who originally received a 15-year sentence, was ordered to serve 10 years, nine months, in prison.<unk> Mullet, who originally received a 15-year sentence, was ordered to serve 10 years, nine months, in prison. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> Court hearing: A rogue Amish sect leader and seven of his followers who were jailed for brutally cutting off the hair and beards of rivals in their eastern Ohio community have had their sentences reduced following an appeal. Above, members of the Bergholz community are seen leaving federal court in Cleveland on Monday.<unk> Above, members of the Bergholz community are seen leaving federal court in Cleveland on Monday. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Eight of them were resentenced on their remaining charges - mainly, conspiracy to obstruct justice - on Monday.<unk> Eight of them were resentenced on their remaining charges - mainly, conspiracy to obstruct justice - on Monday.<unk> Eight of them were resentenced on their remaining charges - mainly, conspiracy to obstruct justice - on Monday. Abov, more Amish people leave the courthouse. Leader: Mullet (pictured, left, in his police mug shot, and right, standing in the front yard of his home in Bergholz in 2011), who originally received a 15-year sentence, was re-sentenced to 10 years and nine months in prison. Mullet (pictured, left, in his police mug shot, and right, standing in the front yard of his home in Bergholz in 2011), who originally received a 15-year sentence, was re-sentenced to 10 years and nine months in prison. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The other eight convicts, including six women, have already served their sentences.<unk> The other eight convicts, including six women, have already served their sentences. None of the 16 defendants spoke in court.<unk> None of the 16 defendants spoke in court. Hair and beards have spiritual significance in the Amish faith.<unk> Hair and beards have spiritual significance in the Amish faith. Amish men don't shave their beards after marriage, believing it shows their... (Amish men don't shave their beards after marriage, believing it shows their... (Amish men don't shave their beards after marriage, believing it shows their...
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sam Mullet Sr. and 15 others convicted three years ago of 'beard-cutting' <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mullet's 15-year sentence was lowered to only 10 years and nine months.<unk> Mullet's 15-year sentence was lowered to only 10 years and nine months. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>