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| Two appear in court charged with FGM of three-year-old | Two appear in court charged with FGM of three-year-old |
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| Two people have appeared in court in London charged with the female genital mutilation of a three-year-old girl. | Two people have appeared in court in London charged with the female genital mutilation of a three-year-old girl. |
| A 42-year-old man and a woman, 36, each face five charges which, in addition to FGM, also include failing to protect a girl from the risk of genital mutilation and possession of extreme pornographic images of people having sex with animals. | A 42-year-old man and a woman, 36, each face five charges which, in addition to FGM, also include failing to protect a girl from the risk of genital mutilation and possession of extreme pornographic images of people having sex with animals. |
| They appeared at Thames magistrates court on Friday, but are not being named at this stage due to legal reasons. | They appeared at Thames magistrates court on Friday, but are not being named at this stage due to legal reasons. |
| The pair, who both have addresses in east London, are each accused of committing FGM offences on 28 August last year. | The pair, who both have addresses in east London, are each accused of committing FGM offences on 28 August last year. |
| The woman, a Ugandan national, is further accused of possessing an extreme pornographic image and of publishing videos of sexual activity with animals. | The woman, a Ugandan national, is further accused of possessing an extreme pornographic image and of publishing videos of sexual activity with animals. |
| The man, from Ghana, faces a charge of possessing an extreme pornographic image and of publishing videos of sexual activity with animals. | The man, from Ghana, faces a charge of possessing an extreme pornographic image and of publishing videos of sexual activity with animals. |
| He is also accused of possessing indecent videos of a child, while the woman is accused of distributing an indecent video of children. | He is also accused of possessing indecent videos of a child, while the woman is accused of distributing an indecent video of children. |
| They were remanded in custody and are due to appear at the Old Bailey on 31 August. | They were remanded in custody and are due to appear at the Old Bailey on 31 August. |
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