https://fox4beaumont.com/news/nation...saulting-horse

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KATU) ? A man was sentenced to 20 months in prison sexual assault of an animal, and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.


The investigation started when the Washington County Sheriff?s Office learned that a stable owner had a horse in her barn had been sexually assaulted.

The woman?s daughter, a veterinarian, conducted an examination of the horse and ?took samples of fluid found inside the animal.?

Kenneth Duyck was identified as a suspect in the case, and detectives found him at an area Walmart, sleeping inside of a stolen car.

Duyck admitted to going into a stable without permission and touching a horse?s tail, but denied any wrongdoing.

Duyck agreed to a DNA sample, which was a match to the fluid found inside the horse.

In addition to the 20-month prison sentence, Duyck must undergo two years? post-prison supervision and complete sex offender and mental health treatment plans.
20 month sentence