Sex with Dogs Case

(Sumas, Washington) A 51-year-old tourist from Great Britain, Stephen Clarke, was arrested this week by Whatcom County Sheriff's deputies for allegedly engaging in sex with three dogs. Clarke was visiting a Sumas man who was under investigation by the feds.

According to Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo:

The federal agencies, led by the U.S. Probation Department, were executing a search warrant for the suspect's computer and electronic recording devices when they came across a video of Clarke allegedly sexually abusing the dogs, Elfo said.

Clarke was booked into custody at the Whatcom County Jail on felony animal abuse charges.

Notably, bestiality only became illegal in Washington after the furor caused from a horse-sex fatality in 2005 at a livestock sex club in Enumclaw in King County.

It's also notable that one man involved with the Enumclaw episode, James Tait, who was only charged with trespassing, went on to engage in animal sex in the state of Tennessee where he was convicted and sentenced to probation.

In conclusion, I believe evidence suggests that bestiality is practiced to a far greater degree than is generally recognized.