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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 seek compensation for their son's injuries.
In a previous case, a Perth man received $360,000 in money damages from a doctor who mutilated his [[penis]].<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Press Release Regarding Shane Peterson’s Victory in Australian Circumcision Case
|url=https://www.arclaw.org/press-releases/press-release-regarding-shane-petersons-victory-in-australian-circumcision-case