RESTON, VA — Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell and ACT for America Chairman Brigitte Gabriel issued the following statement slamming the networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) for ignoring the first federal case of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the United States filed under the U.S. legal code.

Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against Dr. Jumana Nagarwala for performing FGM on girls between the ages of 6 and 8. The horrific practice is common in other parts of the world but this is the first case brought in the U.S. under 18 U.S.C. 116, which criminalizes FGM.

Since last Thursday, The New York Times, FoxNews.com, and CNN.com have all posted pieces online about the case and Fox News’ Tucker Carlson ran a segment about it on his show Friday. So far, the morning and evening news shows at the big three networks have been silent, and as of this morning so has CNN.

MRC President Brent Bozell and ACT for America Chairman Brigitte Gabriel: