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Posted: Wednesday, 23 April 2008 8:19AM

N.J. Officer Faces Cruelty to Animals Charges

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) -- More legal trouble for Burlington County policeman charged with sexually assaulting three girls.

Authorities have charged Moorestown Officer Robert Melia Jr. with cruelty to animals. Authorities say Melia engaged in sex acts involving cows in 2006.

Melia and his girlfriend, Heather Lewis, were charged last week with three counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal sexual contact involving three girls at his home in Pemberton between 2003 and 2006.

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