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A man who was found guilty in Gwinnett County of brutally cutting his 2-year-old daughter's genitals was deported to his native Ethiopia, federal authorities said Tuesday.

Khalid Adem, 41, was convicted in November 2006 of aggravated battery and cruelty to children and sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of probation, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s archives.

Using scissors, Adem mutilated the girl, officials said. He is believed to be the first person in the United States convicted of female genital mutilation, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The case led to a change in Georgia law.

Adem was charged with aggravated battery and cruelty to children because there was no specific law preventing female genital mutilation.

A bill making it a felony in Georgia was signed on May 6, 2005.

“A young girl’s life has been forever scarred by this horrible crime,” said Sean W. Gallagher, field office director in Atlanta for the federal Enforcement and Removal Operations. "The elimination of female genital mutilation/cutting has broad implications for the health and human rights of women and girls, as well as societies at large."
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