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Case ID: 856
Classification: Bestiality
Animal: cow
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Wednesday, Sep 5, 2001

County: Richmond City

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Sherwin Balderson

80-year-old Sherwin Balderson of Richmond county was arrested for engaging in sex with cows in a pasture at Westmoreland County.

Balderson has been charged with bestiality stated the Westmoreland Sheriff's Office.

Balderson's activities were captured on film by county detectives after receiving complaints by the Sheriff's Office. While wearing only a T-shirt, tennis shoes and sunglasses, Balderson entered the pasture and was filmed going from cow to cow.

The lieutenant on the case stated that the cow's owners know Balderson, but they did not give him permission to be on the property. The leiutenant also stated that the alleged activity had been going on for "some time".

Balderson was taken for a mental evaluation after being arrested. Bestiality is a felony in Virginia.

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