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Case #15359 Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Dog and horse sexually assaulted
Mena, AR (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Dec 13, 2008
County: Polk
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: John Coppes
Case Updates: 2 update(s) available
A Polk county man is accused of having sex with a neighbor's dog and horse.
25-year-old John Coppes was arrested back in December in his neighbor's horse pen. Coppes will soon go to trial.
Coppes was reportedly caught by a 13 year old girl having sex with a dog. He's also accused of having sex with the girl's small palomino horse.
The bestiality charges each carry up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
If convicted, Coppes would not have to register as a sex offender.
Coppes been ordered to stay away from his neighbor and her animals.
Case UpdatesA Mena man has admitted in court to having sex with animals. John R. Coppes, 26, pleaded guilty today to charges involving sexual contact with both a dog and a horse in an incident last year.
He was sentenced in Polk County Circuit Court to one year in jail.
Coppes was also ordered to pay a $500 fine and $100 in court costs.
The man was arrested back in December after a Mena teenager reported Coppes came to her home and attacked her family's pets. | Source: Arkansas Matters - March 24, 2009
Update posted on Apr 14, 2010 - 12:59AM |
A man faces a trial next week on charges that he had sex with a young neighbor's dog and horse. John Coppes was arrested Dec. 13 in his neighbor's horse pen. A 13-year-old girl said she saw Coppes with her Anatolian shepherd.
Coppes is also charged with abusing the girl's small Palomino horse. The bestiality charges each carry up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. If convicted, Coppes would not have to register as a sex offender.
The 25-year-old from Polk County is free on bond but has been ordered to stay away from his neighbor and her animals. He also faces a criminal trespass charge. He had faced a public sexual indecency charge but Arkansas law requires the participation of two humans for a conviction. | Source: WAVY - March 24, 2009
Update posted on Apr 14, 2010 - 1:02AM |
References- WAVY - March 20, 2009
- KFSM - March 20, 2009
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