Dad Allegedly Attempts Son's Circumcision

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> Dad Allegedly Attempts Son's Circumcision

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> Dad Allegedly Attempts Son's Circumcision

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> Thu Sep 9, 8:43 AM ET

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> VANCOUVER, Wash. - A father who allegedly tried to

> circumcise his

> 8-year-old son in the bathroom after reading

> selections from the Bible

> has been charged with first-degree assault of a

> child.

>

> Edwin Bruce Baxter, 33, was charged Tuesday in Clark

> County Superior

> Court. Judge Diane Woolard set bail at $50,000 and

> scheduled an

> arraignment for Sept. 17.

>

> If convicted, Baxter faces at least 10 years in

> prison.

>

> According to a probable-cause affidavit, Baxter told

> sheriff's deputies

> he tried to circumcise his son with a knife Friday

> after reading Genesis

> 17 and Exodus 4 — both passages refer to the

> procedure.

>

> He became concerned and called 911 when the boy

> appeared to be losing

> too much blood.

>

> Baxter told deputies he had no medical training.

>

> The boy was taken to Southwest Washington Medical

> Center, where he

> received several stitches.

>

> Baxter, of Ridgefield, is married with nine

> children. He works as a

> truck driver with Helser Brothers Transfer Co. in

> Portland, Ore.,

> according to court documents.

>

> The parents have been reported in the past for

> allegedly failing to

> enroll their children in school, said Doug Lehrman,

> Vancouver

> administrator for the state Department of Children

> and Family Services.

>

> Baxter was convicted in 1993 for domestic violence,

> Clark County senior

> deputy prosecutor Kim Farr said.

>

> [Note: the kid was lucky Pops wasn't reading

> Leviticus...]

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