Man sentenced for taking money from elderly Amish man in sex scam

Pittsburgh Tribune Review (AP) ^ | April 13 | AP

[PghBaldy]

CHARDON, Ohio (AP) - A man was sentenced to four years in prison for helping to extort $67,000 from an elderly Amish widower in exchange for keeping quiet about his solicitation of a prostitute. "I am aware of the pain I have caused people, and how terrible my actions were," Patrick Lansdowne said in court Wednesday.

[PghBaldy]

Not sure of the keywords...

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Reference:

Prosecutor: Amish man lost thousands in sex scam ^
	Posted by Extremely Extreme Extremist On News/Activism ^ 12/15/2005 11:59:39 PM EST · 16 replies · 368+ views WOIO TV 19 ^ | 12/15/2005 | AP CHARDON, Ohio - A 75-year-old Amish widower, afraid his church community would find out about him seeking sex from a prostitute, was scammed out of more than $67,000 from the prostitute and her boyfriend, a prosecutor says. Jake Byler of Burton Township gave the pair the money because they had convinced him that photos of Byler and the prostitute would appear on the Internet, said county prosecutor David Joyce. Kimberly M. Webber, 35, and Patrick T. Lansdowne, 41, of Cleveland, were indicted Tuesday on six felony charges, including extortion, theft from an elderly person and burglary. Both remained jailed on...
Amish Man Lost Thousands in Sex Scam ^
	Posted by shooter223 On News/Activism ^ 12/14/2005 1:30:27 PM EST · 79 replies · 2,076+ views The News Herald ^ | Dec 14,2005 | unknown (AP) CHARDON, Ohio (AP) -- A 75-year-old Amish widower, afraid his church community would find out about him seeking sex from a prostitute, was scammed out of more than $67,000 from the prostitute and her boyfriend, a prosecutor says. Jake Byler of Burton Township gave the pair the money because they had convinced him that photos of Byler and the prostitute would appear on the Internet, county prosecutor David Joyce said. Kimberly M. Webber, 35, and Patrick T. Lansdowne, 41, of Cleveland, were indicted Tuesday on six felony charges, including extortion, theft from an elderly person and burglary. Both remained jailed...

[doug from upland]

I helped you with your keyword problem.

[buccaneer81]

Even the Amish need love. Beats electricity..;-)

[Screamname]

He pleaded guilty March 2 to two counts of theft from an elderly person and extortion.

Someone who can still do "it" or is still interested in "it" is not elderly.

[darkwing104]

I helped you with your keyword problem.

Good keywords...

[Humidston]

I used to respect the Amish, but not anymore.... Not since I adopted a puppy mill rescue straight out of Amish country.

Seems as though those people are horribly cruel to the dogs they have, making a fortune selling high end puppies to pet stores.

My little dog's feet are deformed after 4 yrs in a hell hole, living her entire life in a tiny cage with wire underfoot.

[doug from upland]

Mine was amishgonewild

[Fintan]

"...and how much for erecting my silo?"

 

[darkwing104]

Don't tell Wierd Al...He may have to make another video.

[Alter Kaker]

In Lancaster, PA's red light district, you can see horse drawn buggies circling slowly at all hours of the day and night. "Wanna go for a ride, ma'am?"

[Mr Ramsbotham]

No shoo-fly pie for him.

[76834]

If he can still get it up at 75 years old more power to him.

This is a lot like a dog chasing a car:
If he can catch it whats he gonna do?
Drive It:

[Mrs. Don-o]

Ah. So there are sinners in the Amish community? Just like amongst the Catholics, the Pentecostals, the Mormons, the Mennonites, the Humanists, Hindus, Pagans and Presbyterians? Last I heard, they are still part of the human race. I mean: Is this news to anyone?

Find out enough about human behavior, I guess, and you can write off the whole human race. As Oliver Wendell Holmes said, History is just one damned thing after another.

[Humidston]

Sinners? Did I say the Amish are *sinners?*

Wow. Maybe I need to re-read my own post, eh?

I thought I said they're CRUEL TO ANIMALS.

Silly me.

[Tall_Texan]

Just think. If the man had a computer, an internet connection and a credit card, this all would have been so unnecessary.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

[steve-b]

The bank notified his son, who had power of attorney, of the withdrawals. The son contacted the sheriff's office, which eventually got Byler to reveal the extortion plot, authorities said.

Byler is lucky he didn't try a more direct approach:

clop clop clop clop BANG BANG clop clop clop clop....

[PghBaldy]

Yes, I agree. I found the headline amusing though. One thing about the Amish, there are many nearby, and the barn raising stories are wonderful to hear. Thank you Doug for keywords...

[RichInOC]

That's wrong on so many levels that I have no idea where I should start.