LIFE: AMISH Woman "Sinned" by Taking Her Brothers to Court for SA

Mary Byler explains her escape from the Amish, and why she had to leave. This type of darkness needs to be exposed.

*Content Warning: Frequent mentions of child SA & r*pe among other forms of abuse & suic*de ideation*

Mary Byler’s story is horrific and shocking, yet one of the reasons she is being so brave in sharing her story, is because it’s not uncommon. The Amish are often romanticized for their “plain” lifestyle, yet people don’t understand or know about the sheer terror facing the women and children of these communities. Extreme forms of purity culture combined with a no-questions-asked “always forgive and forget” policy and “under no circumstances get the police involved”, create a perpetrator’s paradise where SA is more common than not. It is time we break the silence and break the cycle.

Date posted to YouTube: August 3, 2023
Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes, 43 seconds

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