Prosecutors declare in graphic information how an Asbury Park raped his family pet cat numerous times and strangled her consistently, till she passed away:
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ASBURY PARK, NJ — Graphic accusations were made Tuesday in Monmouth County Superior Court versus an 18-year-old Asbury Park implicated of raping and abusing his family pet cat over a several-month duration, till the cat ultimately passed away on March 2.
The man is Bani J. Mezquititla. His defense attorney looked for to have him launched on bail, however Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Henry P. Butehorn rejected that demand, and purchased him kept in the Monmouth County Jail till trial or a plea arrangement can be reached.
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The court hearing was held this Tuesday in Monmouth County Superior Court.
The cat, Ellie, passed away March 2. Mezquititla informed his roomie he had actually killed his cat, and she is the one who brought the animal’s body to Asbury Park Police head office that day.
He is declared to have actually strangled the animal utilizing his mobile phone cable and after that tossed her body out his bed room window.
On Tuesday early morning, the assistant district attorney checked out the accusations versus Mezquititla in a mournful tone:
The abuse had actually been going on for the previous numerous months, beginning around Christmastime: ON numerous celebrations, he strangled the cat with a pulley-block system utilizing his white blood cell phone battery charger, the doorknob and a cabinet knob. While strangling her, he would utilize mini handcuffs to connect her limbs behind her back. This took place numerous times and the he would tape-record the strangulation on video and take selfies.
Detectives then asked if he had actually ever had sexual relations with the cat, and Mezquititla chuckled and said “No, I’m not a psycho.”
He later on confessed to masturbating in front of the cat, sticking a pencil within the cat and utilizing his penis to make love with the cat, numerous times. This consisted of climaxing within and outside the cat, said district attorneys.
A post-mortem evaluation discovered that Ellie revealed indications of sexual injury, both vaginally and rectally. She had internal leak injuries, a sign of being permeated with a sharp things; other media reports it was a pencil.
Additionally, “somebody cut her lower jaw and tongue off with a sharp tool. This took place pre-mortem, implying while Ellie was still alive,” said district attorneys. “He dissected her while she was still alive.”
Detectives likewise discovered videos on Mezquititla’s phone that revealed the cat being brought up the neck in the wheel system. In one video, she is suspended in the air and appears lifeless. In other videos she is shaking and jerking. In another video, Ellie is seen awake her mouth open, appearing to gasp for air, and clawing at the wall and in the air as she is strung up in the air.
“You can see the cat having a hard time for its life and in the exact same image you can see him smirking,” said the assistant district attorney.
Mezquititla’s defense attorney argued he ought to be launched on bail, stating there is no proof he has actually ever hurt a person.
But Monmouth district attorneys argued he is a public safety threat and desire him kept in prison.
“The violence he dedicated here shocks the conscience,” said district attorneys. “Animal ruthlessness specifically this is vicious is the kind that makes somebody a major threat to people … He did this since Ellie is unprotected. He is a risk to anybody who is unprotected.”
Mezquititla is charged with one count of animal ruthlessness by torturing, abusing or cruelly abusing a living animal, leading to its death, and one count of utilizing an animal in any type of sexual way, both third-degree criminal offenses.
Anyone with details about this matter is advised to get in touch with Asbury Park Police Detective Anthony Houlis at 732-502-4582, SPCA Chief of Humane Law Enforcement Michael Goldfarb at 732-542-0040, or SPCA Lt. Michael Magliozzo at 732-440-4538.
Initial report: Asbury Park Man Accused Of Sex Crimes Against Cat, Torturing Animal (March 4)
