Amish 'healer' accused of sexually abusing teens and giving ineffective medicine to dying child

On 2026-04-21, Cooper County authorities charged Amish healer Sam Shelter in Missouri with additional counts including trafficking for forced labor, first-degree sex abuse, kidnapping, and first-degree involuntary manslaughter. The case involved allegations that he sexually abused teenage girls and young women and gave ineffective medicine to a dying infant.