Man Sodomizes Sheep - Has To Register As A Sex Offender

[matcom]

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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. --A man who pleaded no contest to a sodomy charge involving a sheep says he should not have to register as a sex offender.

Jeffrey S. Haynes said the state registry is intended to keep track of people who have committed crimes against humans.

But Calhoun County Circuit Court Judge Conrad Sindt told Haynes at his sentencing hearing that once he is released from prison, he must register with the Michigan State Police Public Sex Offender Registry.

Haynes, 42, of Battle Creek, was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years to 20 years in prison. He entered the plea in January. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes.

Tamara Towns, an assistant prosecutor for the county, argued that Haynes should be ordered to register as a sex offender because once out of prison, he could prey on children or vulnerable adults.

Haynes said he is not a violent person and would not assault children.

"The prosecutor is being real hard on me for what I did," he said. "But I should not be treated as a child molester."

A telephone call seeking comment was left Tuesday at the Marshall office of defense attorney John B. Sullivan.

Police said Haynes had sex with a sheep at a Bedford Township farm on Jan. 26, 2005. The animal's owner caught him on the property and the sheep was found injured.

Haynes was arrested in June after a DNA sample taken from the animal matched Haynes' genetic material.

Haynes has prior convictions for burglary, home invasion and uttering and publishing, and was on parole for burglary at the time of the sex crime.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/02/14/mich_man_sentenced_in_sheep_abuse_case?mode=PF

[XemaSab]

1. What the hell kind of crime is

"uttering and publishing?"

:shrug:

[matcom]

2. probably some kind of sex act on a cow

just mispelled. should be "uddering" :rofl:

[noonwitch]

10. It has to do with public profanity

Or lewd acts committed in public, under Michigan law. It also covers inapropriate displays of pornography and other types of situations like that.

This guy's crime definitely qualifies as a lewd act, committed in public. It's not as serious of a crime as criminal sexual conduct (there are 4 degrees of that, but the victim must be a human being). He belongs on the registry the same way a flasher does.

[Robeson]

3. Ewe-ie....

...That's hardcore.

[hyphenate]

4. He should rot in jail!

I'm glad he got caught, and that his punishment is appropriate. But since I'm an animal rights person, some people would think me too harsh.

On edit: I think that one of the overlooked facts in this case is that he was on parole for burglary--violating his probation and parole is probably the main reason he was given such a big sentence.

[LynneSin]

5. Let me guess, he's not allowed 500yards within a sheep farm

:shrug:

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

6. Because of his actions, my parents' marriage has lost their sanctity

Or something like that. :D

[Burma Jones]

7. WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE LAMBS

We need a "Little Bo-Peep Law" on the books RIGHT NOW.

[peekaloo]

8. End up on a street corner, down and out, guzzling Woolite ......

okay I stole that from a Woody Allen movie.

[DS1]

9. BleatBack Mountain

/had to be done

[Jamison]

11. He should darn well have to register.

I don't find that kind of thing funny, in fact it's cruelty to animals.

[BlueJazz]

12. Well..This fellow strikes me as a very Baaaaaa-d Man.

:rofl:

[ET Awful]

13. Shouldn't be treated as a child molester?

Wouldn't that depend on the age of the sheep in question?

:P

[NashVegas]

14. Is Rick Santorum Getting Turned On, Now?

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