More charges possible in Detroit genital mutilation case
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors in Detroit are suggesting more charges could be coming in an investigation of alleged genital mutilation on girls by members of a Muslim sect.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara Woodward told a judge Wednesday that she's meeting with a grand jury next week. She didn't elaborate.
The disclosure was made during a hearing about the sharing of evidence. Three people, including two doctors, were indicted in April.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The government says Dr. Jumana Nagarwala performed genital mutilation, also called cutting, on two Minnesota girls in February. Her lawyer says she performed a religious ritual.
Nagarwala belongs to a Muslim faith called Dawoodi Bohra.
Detroit-area lawyer Mayer Morganroth says he and lawyer Alan Dershowitz have been hired by the faith's international leaders to keep an eye on the case.