An Asbury Park man admitted to torturing and killing his pet cat final 12 months, based on the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
Officials say 19-year-old Bani Mezquititla pleaded responsible to animal cruelty costs for the March 2023 crimes.
Officials say they have been first made conscious of the incident when a involved resident introduced within the physique of a lifeless cat.
The prosecutor says that Mezquititla allegedly carried out sexual acts on the cat, critically injuring it. He can be alleged to have later restrained and tortured the cat, leading to its demise.
Mezquititla is anticipated to be sentenced on June 13. He faces as much as 5 years in jail. The state can be requesting that he be banned from ever once more proudly owning, residing with or having custody over any animal.