Timothy Hudson, a 16-year-old, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse for allegedly sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship. The case was transferred to adult court after Hudson was initially arrested as a juvenile. Hudson remains free as he awaits trial.
Timothy Hudson , charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, remains free as he awaits trial following a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning in Miami.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres ruled in February that the 16-year-old could live with an uncle and be electronically monitored, but after the case was transferred to adult court, prosecutors requested that Hudson be held in custody until the case’s conclusion. Hudson has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse. Minors are rarely prosecuted in federal court. Hudson’s federal public defenders have declined to comment on the charges.
Anna Kepner, a high school cheerleader at Temple Christian School in Titusville, Florida, was found concealed under a bed in a room she was sharing with Hudson and another teen on the Carnival Horizon ship in November. Her cause of death was determined to be mechanical asphyxia. Her father, Christopher Kepner, previously released a statement, saying the family was placing ‘trust in the justice system to pursue the truth with care and integrity.
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