Khalid Adem

Khalid Adem (* 1975 ) is an Ethiopian immigrant in the USA who was the first person to be convicted of female genital circumcision . He was accused of removing the clitoris of his then two-year-old daughter with scissors in 2001. In 2006 he was sentenced to a total of 15 years, including ten years in prison and five years as suspended sentence. Khalid Adem denied the allegations in court.

supporting documents

↑ BBC News: Father jailed for US mutilation . November 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
↑ Belinda Luscombe: Has a US Pediatrics Group Condoned Genital Cutting? . In: Time , May 11, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
^ The Associated Press: Man Convicted in Daughter's Mutilation , New York Times . November 2, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2008.

personal data
SURNAME	Adem, Khalid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Adem, Khalid Misri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	First convicted of female genital circumcision in the United States
DATE OF BIRTH	1975

[bbc-1] BBC News: Father jailed for US mutilation . November 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

[time-2] Belinda Luscombe: Has a US Pediatrics Group Condoned Genital Cutting? . In: Time , May 11, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.

[3] The Associated Press: Man Convicted in Daughter's Mutilation , New York Times . November 2, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2008.