NJ cat rapist pleads responsible to sadistic torture, killing of pet

🔴 Asbury Park man admits to horrific animal abuse

🔴 Pet cat was tortured earlier than the killing

🔴 He faces a most of 5 years in jail

ASBURY PARK — A 19-year-old man has confessed to the appalling and extended torture of his pet cat that ended with him throwing the animal’s corpse out a window final 12 months.

Bani Mezquititla pleaded responsible to 2 counts of third-degree animal cruelty in Superior Court in Monmouth County on Tuesday.

Prosecutors will advocate 5 years in state jail for Mezquititla as a part of the plea settlement. He will even be ordered to pay restitution for the cat’s necropsy and barred from proudly owning or dwelling with animals. Sentencing is scheduled for June 13, in line with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

Superior Court Judge Chad Cagan stated that Mezquititla shouldn’t be a U.S. citizen and will face deportation, the Asbury Park Press reported.

Cat tortured, sexually abused

The Asbury Park police arrested Mezquititla on March 2, 2023, after his roommate introduced the corpse of his pet cat Ellie to police headquarters.

Mezquititla in court docket Tuesday admitted to performing intercourse acts on the cat within the weeks main as much as the killing. The sexual abuse, which included intercourse and the usage of a pencil, triggered severe bodily accidents.

Prosecutors stated the teenager confirmed his roommate pictures of the torture he inflicted on the animal.

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Mezquititla additionally admitted to strangling the cat to dying utilizing a cellphone wire earlier than throwing it out of his house window.

Why cat rapist faces max of 5 years

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office defended Mezquititla’s sentence as “totally acceptable” in an announcement to the Asbury Park Press.

“Under New Jersey legislation, there’s a presumption of non-incarceration for defendants convicted of third-degree legal offenses, within the absence of any legal historical past – as was the case on this matter. As such, as a result of seriousness of the conduct, the state’s plea supply went far past that, and if its provisions are granted by the court docket, it will rank among the many most extreme penalties ever levied in opposition to an individual charged with animal cruelty in New Jersey.”

While different crimes can lead to many years in jail, even essentially the most wicked animal abuse can solely be charged as a third-degree crime. Any third-degree offense in New Jersey carries a most sentence of 5 years in jail.

State Sen. Vin Gopal, D-Monmouth, launched laws within the wake of Mezquititla’s arrest that will make excessive animal abuse a second-degree offense.

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