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== Potential civil and criminal liability ==
It is not clear what additional civil and/or criminal penalties Dr. Goldman may face.
=== Potential criminal liability ===
[[Davis Richards]] (1996) quoted Marion's case, which said:
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Boyle et al. (2000) suggested that [[circumcision]] of incompetent minors may constitute criminal assault. They also suggested that civil liability may apply and cited cases in which damages were obtained for circumcision.<ref>Gregory J Boyle, J Steven Svoboda, Christopher P Price, J Neville Turner. [https://www.cirp.org/library/legal/boyle1/ Circumcision of Healthy Boys: Criminal Assault?] 7 J Law Med 301 (2000).</ref>
=== Potential civil liability ===
The guardians of the mutilated boys are likely to see compensation for their son's injuries.
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