Enumclaw horse sex case
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The Enumclaw horse sex case was a series of incidents in 2005 involving Kenneth D. Pinyan,[2][3] an engineer who worked for Boeing and resided in Gig Harbor, Washington; James Michael Tait, a truck driver; Douglas Spink; and other unidentified men. Pinyan and Tait filmed and distributed zoophilic pornography of Pinyan receiving anal sex from a stallion under the alias "Mr. Hands".[4][5] After engaging in this activity on multiple occasions over an unknown span of time, Pinyan received fatal internal injuries in one such incident.
Date | July 2, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-02) |
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Location | Unincorporated area in King County, Washington, United States (near Enumclaw) |
Type | Bestiality |
Cause | Cause of death: Acute peritonitis caused by traumatic perforation of the colon |
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Outcome | Laws passed criminalizing bestiality and zoophilic pornography in Washington state |
Deaths | 1 (Pinyan) |
Convicted | James Michael Tait |
Verdict | Tait: Pleaded guilty |
Convictions | Tait: First-degree criminal trespass |
Sentence | Tait: One-year suspended sentence |
The story was reported in The Seattle Times and was one of that paper's most read stories of 2005.[6][7] Pinyan's death rapidly prompted the enactment of a bill by the Washington State Legislature that prohibits both sex with animals and the videotaping of such an act. Under current Washington law, bestiality is now a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison.[8]
As bestiality was legal in Washington state at the time, Tait was instead convicted of trespassing and was sentenced to a one-year suspended sentence.