July 16, 200521 yr Local prosecutors are apparently in a bind: How do they charge a blind Tallahassee man who has been accused of having sex with his guide dog? Florida, like many other states, has no bestiality statute - that is, a law specifically prohibiting sexual contact between humans and animals. So Alan Yoder, 29, originally was charged with felony animal cruelty, but court records show that charge was dropped last Friday and replaced with a misdemeanor - disorderly conduct. Yoder now is charged with a "breach of the peace, by engaging in sexual activity with a guide dog," according to a court document. One of two prosecutors on the case, Assistant State Attorney Owen McCaul, did not return a call Thursday. The other, Assistant State Attorney Stephanie Usina, said she could not answer specific questions, including explaining why the charge was lowered to a misdemeanor. Yoder, reached by telephone Thursday, declined to be interviewed. James D. Varnado, his attorney, said he has filed a not-guilty plea on his client's behalf but declined to discuss details of the case. "However lurid the allegations may be, we should resist a rush to judgment," he said. Here's what happened, according to Tallahassee police reports: Yoder, who lives in a local apartment complex, last month asked a female acquaintance to join him in a sex act with the dog, a male yellow Labrador named "Lucky." She demurred, but later told a friend about it. That person called a social worker, who called police. Investigators spoke to Yoder on June 16, who admitted performing certain sex acts with the dog, even going into detail with them, but denied doing others. He was arrested and booked June 22, charged with animal cruelty. An animal-control officer took the dog to Dr. Sondra Brown, a veterinarian at Northwood Animal Hospital, who could not determine whether the dog had been sexually abused. Warren Goodwin, who recently retired after 30 years as an assistant prosecutor, said he could not recall a similar case in Leon County. Annemarie Lucas, a New York-based special investigator for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said sexual contact with animals "probably happens more than it's actually reported." Bestiality - illegal in New York state - is "just not a natural thing," she said. "Animals can't consent ... They're probably fearful and in physical pain. It's like any kind of abuse. "It's a cowardly act," added Lucas, who also appears on "Animal Precinct," a program on the Animal Planet cable-television network. "It's a domination thing, something an animal would never instigate." Stephanie Shain, spokeswoman for the Humane Society of the United States, said her organization takes a similar position. "It's doing something to an animal that they have an inability to stop," Shain said. Last year, an Ocala man pleaded no contest to felony animal cruelty after being charged with having sex with his then-fiancee's female Rottweiler, according to the Pet-Abuse.com Web site. A judge withheld adjudication and ordered five years of probation and a psychological evaluation. He also prohibited the 27-year-old man from "owning pets of any kind while on probation and from having unsupervised contact with other people's pets," the site said. http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee...al/12136222.htm
July 16, 200521 yr Author passion where do you find these stories 858029[/snapback] DrudgeReport.com links alot of them..and I have a few other news outlets i read a few times daily... Just trying to prevent some of the sickos here from doing this.... :cool
July 16, 200521 yr I'm getting really tired of seeing these nasty posts in this forum. Please try and keep them to a minimum.
July 16, 200521 yr Author I'm getting really tired of seeing these nasty posts in this forum. Please try and keep them to a minimum. 858381[/snapback] And Im sick of Liberal, anti-bush posts, but Im not telling you to stop posting them. Just dont read them if you dont want to.
July 17, 200521 yr RealGM, the liberal media needs to pay more attention to vital issues like men having sex with dogs for people interested in such things, like Passion.
July 17, 200521 yr Author RealGM, the liberal media needs to pay more attention to vital issues like men having sex with dogs for people interested in such things, like Passion. 859015[/snapback] It got you to click in here didnt it? I rarely have posted in threads I could dumb stupid/pointless that you are interested...the leat you could do is butt your head out of this...
July 17, 200521 yr I'm getting really tired of seeing these nasty posts in this forum. Please try and keep them to a minimum. 858381[/snapback] :tissue :tissue :tissue
July 17, 200521 yr RealGM, the liberal media needs to pay more attention to vital issues like men having sex with dogs for people interested in such things, like Passion. 859015[/snapback] It got you to click in here didnt it? I rarely have posted in threads I could dumb stupid/pointless that you are interested...the leat you could do is butt your head out of this... 859030[/snapback] I didnt care until you decided to take a cheap shot at liberals. What RealGMs opinion about your man-dog sex thread has to do with someone's political opinions is beyond me. Let me give you an analogy: Why dont I post a picture of someone taking a crap in the MLB forum. Then when you tell me its stupid, I can tell you that your posts are all about the stupid gay Red Sox.
July 17, 200521 yr I think there's a big difference between posting relevant news in this forum and posting news that belongs on the Howard Stern show.
July 17, 200521 yr Author The bullpen is defined as Keep up on all the latest in news, politics, and interesting bits from around the world. This article is from a reputable newspaper and the other I posted was from the Washington Post. The Bull Pen is a place for news, these are news articles, and I posted them in their correct places. Instead of moderating me, if you think I have violated a rule, complain to Admin or another mod. Ive done nothing wrong and they will tell you the same. Good day!
July 17, 200521 yr People who do these acts on animals should be taken out given a shovel, told to dig a shallow grave, stood in front of the grave and then shot. These ind. who do sex acts toward are sick in the mind. Would the world not be a better place if these people didnt exist?
July 18, 200521 yr I'm getting really tired of seeing these nasty posts in this forum. Please try and keep them to a minimum. 858381[/snapback] And Im sick of Liberal, anti-bush posts, but Im not telling you to stop posting them. Just dont read them if you dont want to. 858466[/snapback] Right on.
July 22, 200521 yr The bullpen is defined as Keep up on all the latest in news, politics, and interesting bits from around the world. This article is from a reputable newspaper and the other I posted was from the Washington Post. The Bull Pen is a place for news, these are news articles, and I posted them in their correct places. Instead of moderating me, if you think I have violated a rule, complain to Admin or another mod. Ive done nothing wrong and they will tell you the same. Good day! 859372[/snapback] He's got a point. Sorry toots.
July 23, 200521 yr The bullpen is defined as Keep up on all the latest in news, politics, and interesting bits from around the world. This article is from a reputable newspaper and the other I posted was from the Washington Post. The Bull Pen is a place for news, these are news articles, and I posted them in their correct places. Instead of moderating me, if you think I have violated a rule, complain to Admin or another mod. Ive done nothing wrong and they will tell you the same. Good day! 859372[/snapback] He's got a point. Sorry toots. 869998[/snapback] Yea, he does have a point.
July 24, 200521 yr because it's an interesting tidbit from around the world. I found it interesting for sure.
July 24, 200521 yr RealGM, the liberal media needs to pay more attention to vital issues like men having sex with dogs for people interested in such things, like Passion. 859015[/snapback] It got you to click in here didnt it? I rarely have posted in threads I could dumb stupid/pointless that you are interested...the leat you could do is butt your head out of this... 859030[/snapback] Pwned.
July 26, 200521 yr because it's an interesting tidbit from around the world. I found it interesting for sure. 872805[/snapback] *backs away from bakercolonelreb uneasily* :whistle
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