Man Caught Having Sex With A Dead Deer
US COURT upholds man’s conviction for having sex with dead deer. As noted: “The Associated Press provides this report on a ruling that the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin issued yesterday”:
A state appeals court has upheld a Superior’s man conviction for having sex with a dead deer.
The 3rd District Court of Appeals rejected Bryan Hathaway’s argument that the charge should be dismissed because the law against committing an act of sexual gratification with animals does not apply if they are dead.
“He rather convincingly contends that animal means a living creature,” Judge Gregory Peterson wrote. “However, Peterson pled no contest to the charge. A plea of guilty or no contest waives all nonjurisdictional defects and defenses.”
Hathaway, 21, pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor a year ago and was sentenced to probation that required him to be evaluated as a sex offender.
The case:
In January, Douglas County Circuit Court Judge Michael Lucci sentenced him to nine months in jail for probation violations that included using alcohol and marijuana and having unapproved contact with a minor child.
Hathaway told investigators that he saw a dead deer in a ditch near Superior in fall 2006 as he rode a bicycle by it. He then dragged it into the woods and had sex with it.
“When I was done, I was upset with myself,” Hathaway said in a statement to police. “I know having sex with animals is wrong. But I can’t help myself and I need help.”
Anne Althouse comments:
The crime charged is §944.17(2)(c), which is “an act of sexual gratification involving his or her sex organ and the sex organ, mouth or anus of an animal.” This would exclude the “Portnoy’s Complaint” sort of behavior — masturbating with a slab of raw liver — but it also makes it rather clear that the concern is not for the animal’s welfare but about the perversion of the person engaging in the behavior of “gratifying” himself.]
When does the cease cease to be an animal and become a dead object?
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
The ancient Greeks and Romans did the same thing. There is nothing new under the sun. Yet it never ceases to amaze us how perverse people can be. Arelene
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Disturbing behavior? Yes. Illegal–I don’t see why. The animal was dead. If Mr. Hathaway had eaten the deer, that would have been okay. He had sex with its remains and he has a criminal record. I’m very sure that there is a lot of consensual sexual behavior occurring behind closed doors that I would find extremely perverse and disgusting, but should we be legally supervising these behaviors?
I repeat, the animal was already dead. If it were a living animal, I would agree with the prosecution of this individual.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I know the animal is dead - but I’d rather track these people down and keep an eye on them (assuming they’ve got their pants on) - who knows what other disgusting stuff they could get up if left to their own devices?
February 23rd, 2008 at 12:30 am
Was the dead deer, cheap?
March 5th, 2008 at 8:05 am
That so funny. I think it goes to the old saying, its not a crime if you don’t get caught..I would say this guy got caught good and proper. What i want to know.. is how did he get caught? was it a dead deer sting operation to catch said offender? : D
March 13th, 2008 at 1:55 am
Sick but really, really, does it deserve so much attention? So he f**k’s dead dears, so what. This bestiality necrophilia shite must be older than the Bible, let’s remember that we are humans and we tend to do alot of f**ked up s**t. American’s are so naive.