July 5, 2009
- Portland, Oregon
New law to be tested after wife catches husband with dog
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A Spanaway man accused of having sex with a dog is apparently the first person in the Washington charged under a new bestiality law.
Pierce County prosecutors say 26-year-old Michael Patrick McPhail was caught by his wife on Wednesday night having intercourse on the back porch with their four-year-old female pit bull terrier. The wife took photos with a cell phone and called police. Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says "There's pretty clear proof what happened to this dog." McPhail was arrested that night. He is held on $300,000 bail and is reportedly on suicide watch in the jail in Tacoma. Charged with animal cruelty, he could be sentenced to a year in jail if convicted. The bestiality law took effect in June. It was prompted by an incident in Enumclaw where a man died after having sex with a horse. (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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