Man charged after removing transgender woman's testicles
James Pennington told woman and her wife to call 911 if there were complications during the 90 minute surgery
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Your support makes all the difference.A man is facing assault charges after police say he used an Army surgical kit to remove the testicles of a transgender woman in her Denver apartment.
KUSA-TV reports 57-year-old James Pennington, who is not a licenced medical professional in Colorado, is being held without bail after he told investigators that he performed the procedure.
According to court documents, the woman's wife was with her during the 90-minute surgery, and Pennington told the couple to call 911 if complications developed.
The wife told police that after changing the dressing, a large amount of blood poured out of the sutured wound.
Doctors were unable to reattach the testicles.
Booking documents do not indicate if Pennington has hired an attorney.
Associated Press
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