Man Arrested for Having Sex with Horse
People frequently classify themselves as “animal lovers,” but a man from Maury County, Tennessee was recently arrested for taking that concept a little too far. According to police, the man was arrested after investigators learned he was having sex with horses on a farm owned by another person, who was also arrested and charged with animal cruelty. Authorities believe the man is involved in bestiality pornography and could have been having sex with the animals in order to obtain photos of the act. This is not the first time the man has been charged in connection with such activity, as he was arrested in 2005 for filming another man (who actually died from internal injuries related to the incident) having sex with a horse.
Sex with animals in Tennessee is criminalized under Tenn. Code Ann. Section 39-14-214(a) which states that a person is committing a sex offense in Tennessee when he or she:
- “Engages in any sexual activity with an animal;
- Causes, aids, or abets another person to engage in any sexual activity with an animal;
- Permits any sexual activity with an animal to be conducted on any premises under the person's charge or control;
- Engages in, organizes, promotes, conducts, advertises, aids, abets, participates in as an observer, or performs any service in the furtherance of an act involving any sexual activity with an animal for a commercial or recreational purpose; or
- Photographs or films, for purposes of sexual gratification, a person engaged in a sexual activity with an animal.”
Violation of this subsection is a Class E Felony, punishable by up to six years in prison and a fine not to exceed $3,000. In addition, the statute grants the court the power to order the offender to participate in counseling at the offender’s expense and the power to order the offender to reimburse any animal shelter or humane society for the costs incurred in caring for animals taken to those organizations as a result of the offender’s conduct. The court may also prevent the offender from harboring any animals or residing in a household where animals are present. Having sex with animals is not only unsafe from a medical standpoint, it is forbidden by Tennessee law. Such conduct should be avoided, as the consequences are severe.
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