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Teen charged with torturing, killing cat
By Darrell Clem
OBSERVER STAFF WRITER
A Westland teenager is charged with sodomizing a cat and torturing and killing it while he was staying at a friend's house in the 2000 block of Stieber, near Wildwood and Palmer.
Todd Allan Treviso, 18, was ordered jailed with a $50,000 cash bond during his arraignment Wednesday in front of Westland 18th District Judge Sandra Ference Cicirelli. A not-guilty plea was entered for him.
Treviso is facing an April 17 preliminary hearing that will determine whether he should stand trial in Wayne County Circuit Court on charges of sodomy and torturing and killing an animal. If convicted, he could face penalties ranging up to 15 years in prison.
Treviso was charged following allegations he tortured and killed the cat, named Magic, during the early morning hours of April 4, police Lt. Dan Karrick said. The defendant needed a place to stay and had been living with a friend, Karrick said.
Police didn't know the cat's age or whether it was male or female.
Treviso is accused of duct-taping the cat's front paws together, as well as its back paws. He also is accused of sticking a sock in the pet's mouth and "duct-taping its mouth shut," Karrick said.
The cat was found on a neighbor's porch, the lieutenant said.
"The cat at that time was dead," he said.
Little information was available about Treviso, although Karrick said police believe the teen has had "a troubled past."
Generally in cases involving animal torture, authorities fear that such behavior could lead to even more heinous crimes, possibly against people, Karrick said.
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WHO THE FUCK RAPES A CAT!?