Ex-Amish couple ordered to stand trial in 'child gifting' case

Tuesday, August 2, 2016
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania couple has been ordered to stand trial on charges they gave away their 14-year-old daughter to a Philadelphia-area man after he helped them out financially.

Daniel and Savilla Stoltzfus are charged with child endangerment after police found a dozen girls living with Lee Kaplan of Feasterville earlier this year. Police say Daniel Stoltzfus told them he and his wife "gave" their 14-year-old daughter to Kaplan after he financially helped the former Amish couple.
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Kaplan also was ordered to trial on sexual assault charges. Authorities allege that Kaplan fathered two children with the girl.


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All three defendants remain in the Bucks County jail unable to post bail. Defense attorneys argued there was no legal documentation to prove a marriage had not occurred.

The now 18-year-old girl testified that she still trusts Kaplan.
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