'I grew up Amish – teens are encouraged to sleep together but banned from the internet'

A chap called Johnny Yoder has lifted the lid on what it was like to live in an Amish community in the US – and why he and his family eventually left the group

'I grew up Amish – teens are encouraged to sleep together but banned from the internet'

A chap called Johnny Yoder has lifted the lid on what it was like to live in an Amish community in the US – and why he and his family eventually left the group

A bloke who grew up in one of the strictest Amish groups in the United States didn’t see his parents for years after he left the group.

John Yoder was part of the Swartzentruber Amish community in deepest rural Kentucky. He’s shared his story in a YouTube video for Peter Santenello’s channel – and described the “bundling” that was practised by the group.

Bundling involves sending a couple to bed together as part of...