TACOMA, Wash. – A man accused of having sex with the family dog has been charged under the state’s new animal cruelty law, which makes bestiality a felony, a prosecutor said.
Michael Patrick McPhail, 26, of nearby Spanaway, pleaded not guilty Thursday to one count of first-degree animal cruelty in Pierce County Superior Court.
Assistant Pierce County Prosecutor Karen Watson said McPhail was the first person in Pierce County to be charged with the new bestiality offense.
She said the dog was taken by animal control.
McPhail posted $20,000 bail on Friday.
Judge Katherine Stolz has set a trial date of Dec. 11.
McPhail’s wife told investigators that she found her husband on their back porch Wednesday night having intercourse with their 4-year-old female pit bull terrier, the Pierce County sheriff’s office report said. The dog was squealing and crying, according to charging papers.
The woman took photos with her cell phone and called the sheriff’s office.
Calls to McPhail’s public defender, David Katayama, were not immediately returned Friday.
The bestiality law, which took effect in June, was prompted by a case near Enumclaw in which a Seattle man died after having sex with a horse. Before the law was enacted, Washington was one of 14 states where bestiality had not been explicitly prohibited.
that is sick. if your man had sex with the family dog, imagine what else he has done behind your back! i hope you left him!!!
What kind of sick bastard could do something like this .IF the sick fucK thinks making an animal that cant do anything cry is cool then what we should do is strap him to a table and let the poor defenless animal bite his fucking dick off and then let the poor dog tear away at his face his face making sure that he lives through every bit of the pain making him have the face of shame for the rest of his worthless life or maybe barrie him alive
laura and dezirea,
Calm the fuck down, that makes you no better than you think HE is you dumbass!
Honestly good god! Slow ur role there…
WOW i bet that bloke had fun, get in there my son