The owner and casting director of a Twin Cities film company turned himself in Tuesday on charges that he allegedly used his position to lure and sexually assault two Minnesota boys at his Cottage Grove home.
Matthew David Feeney, 43, then posted $100,000 bail at the Washington County jail and was released with several conditions, including that he have no contact with minors. He also is out on bail for similar allegations in Massachusetts.
The charges in Washington County allege that the local victims were aspiring actors who met Feeney in 2007 and that he provided them with casting opportunities, acting classes and entertainment.
He's charged with two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct from May 2009 through December 2011 with victims between ages 13 and 15.
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said the sexual assaults in Minnesota were believed to have happened before the incident alleged in the sexual assault case in Massachusetts.
In that case, Feeney is charged in connection with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy in December 2010. Feeney pleaded not guilty and was released on $25,000 cash bail in February.
It's unclear whether the new charges will lead to his bail being revoked in Massachusetts, Orput said.
In Cottage Grove, Feeney had befriended the boys' mother and would often spend time alone with the boys on camping trips, at film festivals, entertainment parks and in his home, according to the criminal complaint.
