Judge releases Boston teen accused of sexually assaulting a horse
A Wrentham District Court judge on Friday released a Boston teen allegedly caught on camera raping a horse in Norfolk. Judge Michelle Fentress released Jackson Kelley, 19, of Allston, on the conditions that he undergo a mental health evaluation, wear a GPS device and stay away from stables and all animals, pending a Sept. 13 hearing.
Assistant District Attorney Tracey Cusick had argued that Kelley would pose a danger if he were released. “Animals are part of the community,” she said. “Harming animals affects society at large.” When Cusick asked Norfolk Police Detective Samuel Webb whether the horse showed signs of pain (from the sexual assault), Webb said, “The horse moved away several times and elevated her leg in a kicking motion.”
But Judge Fentress said the prosecution had failed to prove that Kelley was too dangerous to be released on any condition.
Kelley’s attorney, Anthony Musto, suggested that the teen is not the person that Webb testified was caught on camera. “Many of the tips (police received) were people other than the defendant,” Musto said.
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