Amish abuse victims – Saloma Furlong

Film Series about Sexual Abuse among Plain People: “Sins of the Amish”

By Saloma Furlong | May 28, 2022 |

I have written this on my blog before about the Amish culture, and I will again. Abuse can only exist in the dark shadows of silence and secrecy that shroud abuse in all cultures. However, the insular nature of Plain communities makes the silence so thick, it becomes nearly impenetrable. This makes it dauntingly difficult…

Abuse Among the Amish: And what about the Innocent Victims?

By Saloma Furlong | May 19, 2017 |

Ever since I exposed the sexual abuse I endured as a child by publishing my book, Why I Left the Amish, I have been asked repeatedly, “how prevalent is abuse among the Amish?” I’ve always answered that there is no way to know. One would have to be a fly on the wall in every…