The accused published photos of bags and piles of human femurs, vertebrae, collarbones, ribs and teeth that he put up for sale on his social networks.
A man in the US has pleaded guilty to federal charges for the theft and sale of human body parts stolen from various placesincluding Harvard Medical School.
Jeremy Lee Pauley41, of Thompson, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property, according to the Middle District of Pennsylvania Prosecutor’s Office.
Pauley, a body modification artist with a face covered in tattoos and a head decorated with metal spikes, admitted his role in a national network of people buying and selling stolen human remains from Harvard Medical School and from an Arkansas mortuary.
The accused published photos of bags and piles of human femurs, vertebrae, clavicles, ribs and teeth for sale on his Facebook page (belonging to Meta, classified in Russia as an extremist organization), now deleted.
According to a criminal complaint cited by Fox 43, police found three five-gallon buckets containing body parts, including two brains, human skin and fat, a heart, a kidney, livers, lungs, a trachea and a child’s jaw. with teeth.
Pauley faces up to 15 years in prisonthe maximum penalty under federal law for this crime, plus a period of supervised release after incarceration and a fine.
Source: RT
