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amish retreat leader accused babys death sexual abuse kidnapping forced labor mercy truth mennonite retreat cooper county missouri crime news

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The article reports criminal allegations against an individual running a religious retreat. No commercial mechanism, commodity price impact, supply chain disruption, or company margin effect is present. The event is a local crime story with no material economic or sector-level implications.

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  • Sam Shetler, 42, arrested March 2026 after multi-year investigation into Mercy and Truth Amish and Mennonite Retreat in Cooper County, Missouri.
  • Charges include trafficking, sodomy, sexual abuse, kidnapping, and pulling out a young boy's teeth.
  • Retreat was under control of one individual who exploited vulnerable people for profit.
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