Henderson says he is Hebrew and performed the circumcision out of religious duty

County attorneys have also accused Jeffrey Henderson of performing a circumcision on William. Henderson says he is Hebrew and performed the circumcision out of religious duty.

Soto said there is no law prohibiting that practice.

"I do not want in anyway to imply that it is OK to do that or that people should go out and circumcise their children themselves," Soto said, "but it is only illegal if one mutilates a female -- there is nothing in the penal code about a male child."

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