A Sydney lawyer has faced court after becoming the ninth person charged over the alleged genital mutilation of two young sisters.
The 46-year-old man was arrested at an office in Sydney's inner west in July and charged with two counts of perverting the course of justice.
It followed an investigation by the Sex Crimes Squad into the circumcisions, which allegedly took place when the girls were aged six and seven.
The lawyer appeared at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday and had his bail continued.
He will appear in the same court to make an application to change his bail conditions on August 15, with his case set to come before the court again on September 5.
Eight other people - including the parents of the girls and a retired nurse - were charged last year with being present during the procedures and with other offences.
The victims' father, who is a Sydney doctor, and his wife have been charged with two counts of mutilation.
A local sheik was charged with being an accessory after the fact to female genital mutilation and with hindering the police investigation.
He is accused of telling locals to lie to police about the prevalence of female genital mutilation in their community, previous court documents showed.
