By David Lohr
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Following his release, Gingerich moved to Harmony Haven in Evart, Mich., a community for troubled Amish. He remained there until December 2006, when he went to Oaklawn, a Mennonite psychiatric center in Goshen, Ind., that operates a subsidiary for Amish in need of constant supervision. Gingerich stayed at the center approximately one month before returning to Crawford County, where he rented a house near the Brownhill community. Gingerich was living in the community less than a month before his latest arrest.
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| Dr. Deborah Schurman-Kauflin |
Some experts believe Edward Gingerich's latest antics were a result of a psychotic relapse. According to Dr. Deborah Schurman-Kauflin, an expert criminal profiler who has over 20 years experience in profiling everything from serial murders to aberrant sex crimes, Gingerich needs psychiatric care and a strict medication schedule. Without this, Dr. Schurman-Kauflin says, "Paranoia and fear will make him more likely to act out again."
Last weeks ruling upset Barbara Mountjoy, the lawyer who represented Dannie and Mary when they filed for custody of Mary in April. Mountjoy was disappointed Spataro did not hand out stiffer sentences and is now concerned Gingerich will continue to hassle her clients.
"It's not over," she said in an interview with the Erie Times-News. "We thought it would be over after today's outcome, but this won't end until everyone moves away."
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