Dog sexually assaulted, child forced to watch
Grand Junction, CO (US)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Sep 3, 2008
County: Mesa

Charges: Felony Non-CTA
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Jason L. McRoberts

A man is accused of having sexual intercourse with his dog as a 7-year-old boy watched.

Jason L. McRoberts, 30, surrendered at the Mesa County Jail on Wednesday on warrant alleging obscenity � the charge is a relatively minor class-six felony.

A Grand Junction police detective started working the case in July 2008 after receiving a possible abuse referral from a social services worker in Texas, according to the warrant.

The boy�s mother, who lives in Texas, told authorities there she�d caught the boy trying to have sex with her dog.

When she asked the boy about it, he allegedly said McRoberts �was doing it� to their dog in Grand Junction and �he needed to learn how to do it,� the affidavit said.

When interviewed by a specialist at a Texas children�s advocacy center, the boy explained McRoberts allegedly �made him watch� as he engaged in sexual intercourse with the pet � a male dog named �JoJo.�

�Jason told (boy) that he needed to stay in the room and watch him and he also needs to learn how to do this,� the affidavit said.

The boy�s mother said her son was with McRoberts from August 2007 through Christmas, before returning to McRoberts� home in January.

The affidavit alleges the act happened sometime between December 2007 and June 2008.

McRoberts was wanted on a separate arrest warrant for failure to appear on an indecent exposure charge, the affidavit said.

McRoberts was released from custody Wednesday after posting a $1,000 cash bond. He�ll be formally charged next Thursday.

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