Judge dismisses female genital mutilation charges in historic case

(Detroit Free Press) In a major blow to the federal government a judge in Detroit has declared Americas female genital mutilation law unconstitutional thereby dismissing the key charges against two Michigan doctors and six others accused of subjecting at least nine minor girls to the cutting procedure in the nations first FGM case. The historic case involves minor girls from Michigan Illinois and Minnesota including some who cried screamed and bled during the procedure and one who was given Valium ground in liquid Tylenol to keep her calm court records show. The judges ruling also dismissed charges against three mothers including two Minnesota women whom prosecutors said tricked their 7 -year-old daughters into thinking they were coming to metro Detroit for a girls weekend but instead had their genitals cut at a Livonia clinic as part of a religious procedure. Read More