THE teenager accused of killing a girl, 10, was raised by a convicted sex offender who bragged about raising his son to “be a good man.”
The juvenile suspect – who allegedly beat, killed, and sexually assaulted Iliana “Lily” Peters – has been referred to in court by his initials C.P.B. and officially identified as a 14-year-old 8th grader.
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The suspect is reportedly Lily’s cousin, but police and prosecutors in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin haven’t officially confirmed that detail.
The suspect’s father, whose name The Sun is choosing not to publish, was found guilty of possession of child pornography – a class D felony – in Wisconsin in 2016.
Investigators found “several” explicit images of children on his cellphone, according to court documents, and he served time in prison, according to court filings.
The suspect’s father hasn’t been active on social media since his conviction, but in one of his last Facebook posts he boasted about raising “a good man.”
“Alright for all the dip s***s who produce too many kids and don’t work, the ones who have food stamps for 15 years and counting, free health care, heating assistance, daycare, babysitting assistance, free phones with minutes, and housing assistance, then pull out cash for smokes, soda, and go out for a drink at the bar.
“You are disgusting. You have no real sense of work and reward. Don’t look at me for anything, I’m too tired from working two jobs and raising my one child to be a good man!!!”
He hung up on The Sun when reached by phone on Thursday.
His son has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault, and first-degree sexual assault of a child under age 13 resulting in great bodily harm.
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Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell said the suspect allegedly punched Lily in the stomach, beat her with a stick, strangled her to death, and sexually assaulted her.
“He told law enforcement that his intention was to rape and kill the victim,” Newell said during Wednesday’s court appearance.
He’s being held in a juvenile detention center on $1million bond.
LILY’S LAST MOMENTS AND AUTOPSY
Tuesday morning’s disturbing discovery of Lily’s body shook the small town of Chippewa Falls and fuelled speculation that a predator was on the prowl.
An anonymous Reddit user completely changed the narrative with one chilling post.
“What’s scary is I was playing Pokemon Go in the park that day walking along that very same trial (sic),” the Reddit user said in a post responding to a story about Lily’s death.
“My stomach turns when I think that I saw that girl in a pink/purple hoodie on her bike with another kid on my way out. I have a suspicion that it could be another kid that did it.”
A preliminary autopsy found that Lily died from “blunt force trauma and strangulation,” Chippewa County Coroner Ron Patten said.
He expects a full report to be finished in four to six weeks but couldn’t go into details about his early findings because it’s part of an ongoing investigation.
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