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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, sisters Rachel Hilaire and Peggy LaBossiere sit in Brockton District Court in Bridgewater, Mass., charged with tying down and burning a 5-year-old girl, permanently disfiguring her, in a voodoo ritual meant to rid her of a demon causing her to misbehave, police said. But practitioners of Haitian Vodou said the religion doesn't sanction violence and fear the incidents will spark a backlash against their community. (Marc Vasconcellos/Enterprisenews.com via AP, Pool, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, sisters Rachel Hilaire and Peggy LaBossiere sit in Brockton District Court in Bridgewater, Mass., charged with tying down and burning a 5-year-old girl, permanently disfiguring her, in a voodoo ritual meant to rid her of a demon causing her to misbehave, police said. But practitioners of Haitian Vodou said the religion doesn't sanction violence and fear the incidents will spark a backlash against their community. (Marc Vasconcellos/Enterprisenews.com via AP, Pool, File)

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