Two Maryland teenagers were arrested after it was revealed they tortured a 16-year-old autistic boy, made him perform sex acts on a family pet and videotaped their abuse.
Lauren Bush, 17, and a 15-year-old friend held the boy at knife point during the assault. Police say they have not determined a motive behind the abuse.
Sheriff Tim Cameron told the Daily News Wednesday the “heinous” allegations in this case are some of the worst he has ever seen and has shocked the rural Maryland county.
During the acts, which occurred between December and March in Mechanicsville, MD, the suspects recorded themselves assaulting their mentally challenged victim, making him walk across a frozen pond and refusing to help him when he fell in multiple times. They also kicked him in the groin before making him perform sexual acts, Cameron said.
“The victim was forced to masturbate and then copulate with a family pet,” he said. “It’s beyond comprehension.”
“I’m hoping our investigation will get some answers. It’s hard to fathom,” he said. “This is heinous and shocking. Why would someone show such hatred and evil to a person?”
The girls were charged with assault, soliciting a subject in the production of child pornography, and false imprisonment. More charges may be filed, Cameron said.
“We’re a close knit community and everyone is shocked here,” he said. “Like everyone else in town I’m hoping to know the rest of the story.”
Bush will be charged as an adult and her accomplice as a juvenile. Police are still investigating.
SOURCE: NY Daily News | PHOTO CREDIT: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office
