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Animal-shelter volunteer charged with bestiality Denver, CO (US) Incident Date: Saturday, Sep 22, 2007 County: Arapahoe Local Map: available Charges: Misdemeanor Disposition: Convicted Defendant/Suspect: Gustavo Castanon Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 12668 Classification: Bestiality Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in CO (US) Person(s) in animal care Login to Watch this Case

A volunteer with a Denver animal shelter has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a dog, police said.

Gustavo Castanon, 33, of Denver, is being held at the Denver Jail on $10,000 bond after he was arrested on Sept 26 on suspicion of cruelty to an animal, a misdemeanor charge, said Sonny Jackson, a Denver Police spokesman. Castanon is accused of coaxing the dog to perform oral sex.

Castanon has also been suspended from his volunteer position for "inappropriate behavior with a dog," a shelter official said.

Officials at the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter, 678 S. Jason St., "initiated the investigation" against the volunteer, said Ellen Dumm, spokeswoman with Denver Environmental Health.

"We've asked for an investigation by police and the district attorney's office," Dumm said.

A witness told investigators Castanon had sexual contact with a basset hound at the shelter on Saturday, Sept 22, at about 5:30 p.m.

In 1998, Castanon was arrested for unlawful public indecency in Cheesman Park, according to Denver court records. He pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a fine of $200 and court costs.

Police were notified on Monday of the alleged animal shelter incident. Dumm declined to go into details, pending the outcome of the investigation. She said the dog was not physically harmed.

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The Denver Post - Sept 26, 2007

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