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Stepbrother charged with murder, sex abuse in teen girl's cruise ship death: DOJ
Prosecutors say the teen faces life in prison after a federal grand jury indicted him on murder and sexual abuse charges.
- Federal prosecutors charged a 16-year-old Titusville boy as an adult for the murder and aggravated sexual abuse of Anna Kepner aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship last year.
- Investigators allege the crime occurred in international waters while the vessel traveled toward Miami, with The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner determining Kepner died from mechanical asphyxiation.
- District Judge Beth Bloom ordered the case transferred to adult court after it remained sealed following the suspect's initial juvenile charges in Feb.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Alenjandra L. López prosecutes the case, with the defendant facing a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.
- Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District stated the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, as FBI Miami continues investigating.
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A 16-year-old from Florida is charged with sexually assaulting and killing stepsister on a cruise ship
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the US Justice Department said Monday.
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