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Oregon Teen Accused Of Molesting A Horse


By Joseph Friedrichs, 6-15-07

A Corvallis teenager was arrested this week after a surveillance camera captured him preparing to sexually abuse a horse inside a barn.

The Associated Press reported that the owners of the barn installed the camera after reporting an assault on the horse last summer. It must have been difficult at best for Ma and Pa Farmer to sleep at night knowing some prowler lurked outside waiting to fondle their finest mare. In February, the owners noticed the halter of their animal had been moved, as well as some food dishes. When they checked the video, they saw a young man sexually assaulting the horse, the AP reported.

Deputy Clay Stephens of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, who watched the video, said the youth, who could not be identified, seemed to be following a “very concise, deliberate, well-thought-out plan.”

When the hell would someone have time to conjure up such a creepy plot?

The owners then installed a silent alarm. On June 7, at around 2:30 a.m., the alarm sounded in the house. The owners looked at the video monitor and saw the suspect preparing to assault the horse, the AP reported. The couple then called the sheriff’s office and the 17-year-old was arrested at the barn.

The teenager faces charges of burglary and sexual abuse of an animal. He also likely faces a life of shame and loneliness.

He was taken to the Linn-Benton Detention Center where he was arraigned and released later the same day. His next court appearance is a hearing June 20.



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