The existence of the evidence, gathered at the crime scene, was never disclosed either to the boys' defence teams or to the district attorney prosecuting the case.
The trio scored well against ten criteria, including bringing in licensing schemes, fining lettings agents that break the law, prosecuting criminal landlords and running phone lines to give renters advice.
They say that prosecuting professionals for "so-called FGM" in such circumstances distracts people from tackling the real issues, which are girls being sent abroad for FGM or having it done in the UK and combatting cultural attitudes in countries where it is endemic.
But the emphasis can't be only on prosecuting those malefactors, or protecting the whistleblowers who reveal their identities.
Richard Horwell, prosecuting, claimed the two defendants murdered Mr ap Rhys Pryce, a promising young man, with everything to live for, through sheer greed.
The prime minister argued that the change in the law was necessary to protect the country from what he described as the "communist threat" posed by prosecuting judges.
"We keep going after the people who look like the worst of the bad guys, but there are going to be some people that we should catch, either in terms of collecting the revenue from them or prosecuting them, that we're not going to catch," IRS Commissioner John Koshinen said earlier this month.
Ford, the Northern Ireland justice minister, said the PSNI was monitoring social media with a view to prosecuting anyone involved in organising violence.
But they also expressed concern that the legislation focuses on prosecuting traffickers, rather than supporting victims of exploitation.
The reasons for not doing so varied, but many cited a fear of not being believed or a feeling that the criminal justice system would be ineffective in prosecuting the offender.
