Immigrant convicted of mutilating daughter

An Ethiopian immigrant has been convicted of the genital mutilation of his two-year-old daughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in what was believed to be the first such criminal case in the US.

Thu, 02 Nov, 2006 - 14:47

Khalid Adem (aged 30), was found guilty of aggravated battery and cruelty to children in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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