Anna Kepner’s heartbroken father is furious that the 16-year-old relative accused of sexually assaulting and murdering her on a cruise has been let out of jail — calling his stepson a “danger” who needs to be in an “orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.”
Christopher Kepner told the Daily Mail that he was told the accused murderer — his wife’s son Timothy Hudson — is still being allowed to live with a relative despite being hit with serious federal charges as an adult that could see him sentenced to life behind bars.
“We’re upset that he’s still out. We’re six months in and he should already have been arrested and yet he’s free to do whatever he wants right now,” Christopher Kepner told the outlet.
“That’s our problem. He’s been able to do whatever he wants and go where he wants but the family’s been sitting here unable to do anything,” he continued.
“I want to see him in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs. He does not need to be free. He does not need to be in the general public, around any kids or women in general,” Kepner said.
“He’s a danger to himself and a danger to others.”
Kepner said Hudson has shown “no remorse” for allegedly sexually assaulting and then strangling Anna in the room they shared on board a Carnival Cruise ship on Nov. 6.
“He’s still saying that he can’t remember and that’s about it. He hasn’t apologized. He hasn’t shown any remorse for anything,” Kepner told the Daily Mail.
The teen is facing possible life in prison after he records unsealed on Monday revealed federal authorities are charging him as an adult with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault, the Department of Justice announced.
Her body was found the morning of Nov. 7, wrapped in a blanket, covered in life jackets, and shoved under a bed by a maid who was cleaning the cabin while on a six-day Caribbean cruise.
Hudson was first charged in February as a juvenile for killing his stepsister before the upgraded charges were announced this week.
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