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SHOULD THIS MICHIGAN MAN FACE CHARGES OF SODOMY WITH A DEAD DOG?
[+] ballot by RunsWithScissors
ACTIVE Feb 28,2007 - Mon Nov 23, 09
The Bay City Times
Saturday, February 24, 2007

Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran ruled Friday that even though Michigan law does not explicitly define sex with a dead dog as a crime, charges against a Saginaw man will stand.

Sheeran set a trial date of May 8 for the trial, when Ronald E. Kuch, 45, of Saginaw will face charges of sodomy, indecent exposure and resisting and obstructing an Animal Control officer. If convicted of either of the first two charges, Kuch will then have a hearing on May 30, at which Sheeran will determine whether Kuch is a ''sexually delinquent person.'' If so, the judge could sentence Kuch to prison for any amount of time, from one day to a year, on top of the sentence from the initial charges, which carry up to 15 years in prison.

Kuch's defense attorney, Kathryn Fehrman, argued that Michigan's statute on sodomy and bestiality is vague and does not outlaw sex with a dead dog. Kuch is accused of sexual contact with the carcass of his girlfriend's dog on Oct. 20, about a week after the animal had been hit by a car. The alleged crime occurred near the Forest Day Care Center, 2169 W. Midland Road, on a school day. The teacher was leading an Animal Control officer to the dead dog so he could dispose of it when the pair discovered Kuch, who allegedly scuffled with the officer before fleeing into the woods.

Fehrman asked Sheeran to overrule District Judge Craig D. Alston, who found probable cause that a crime had been committed and that Kuch was the perpetrator.

But Sheeran said Fehrman's interpretation of the sodomy law, which outlaws ''crimes against nature'' and bestiality as well, was off base. He said she ''attempts to use textualization to read the meaning out of the statute and argue that morality has no place in the law.''

Fehrman had said in previous written and oral arguments that a dead dog is not an animal and therefore cannot be violated against its will.

Sheeran said the purpose of the sodomy law is not to protect a specific victim, necessarily, but ''to prevent people from debasing and dehumanizing themselves.'' Such laws also protect society, Sheeran said, and ''prevents people from acting like animals themselves.''

Sheeran also upheld the indecent exposure charge. He said it was irrelevant whether the patch of woods where the alleged crime committed was public or private property.

''There was a substantial risk that someone might be offended.''

''If he didn't want to be observed, why did he commit it during the day near a daycare center?'' Sheeran said, saying that Kuch didn't commit the act ''accidentally or inadvertently.''

Sheeran also authorized a private psychiatric examination of Kuch to supplement the one already conducted at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ypsilanti.



Well, what do you think? Will these charges against this man stand up in court? Did he commit a crime by having sex with a dead dog?
It is a crime and he should be jailed 10
The man did nothing wrong 2
It's not a crime, he's inimputable 2
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COMMENTS:
Voted : It's not a crime, he's inimputable
He's obviously inimputable therefore should have never been brought before a judge. The man needs serious psychological treatment. Buggering a dog? A dead dog?? Bloody hell!

by seamus on Wed Feb 28, 07 7:12am [+]
"(...)about a week after the animal had been hit by a car."
by seamus on Wed Feb 28, 07 7:26am [+]
Voted : It is a crime and he should be jailed
I would not want to be on that Jury panel.
by RunsWithScissors on Wed Feb 28, 07 8:05am [+]
^Should be a nice experience for someone who wants to loose weight though.
by seamus on Wed Feb 28, 07 8:12am [+]
Voted : The man did nothing wrong
but, on the other hand, what if he skinned the dog and ate it?..it's okay to 'chew-it' but not to 'screw-it'? hmmmm, me confused.
by spanky on Wed Feb 28, 07 8:17am [+]
unreal is all i can say
by ABC on Wed Feb 28, 07 10:25am [+]
Voted : It is a crime and he should be jailed
Regardless of whether f*cking the dog was a crime, it is at the very least public indecency/indecent exposure. I want to vomit in his general direction.
by ThisIsNate on Wed Feb 28, 07 12:19pm [+]
And who said that romance is dead?
by _Beelzebubba on Wed Feb 28, 07 12:25pm [+]
Voted : It's not a crime, he's inimputable
that's just sick.

although a huge red flag comes up when they start talking about "crimes against nature" and "prevents people from acting like animals themselves." . The same interpretation can be applied to anyone who doesn't live by the text of the protestant bible, so I don't think he should be charged with anything.

he needs some serious help though. hope he gets it.

and Please keep him away from that day care center!
by LCD on Wed Feb 28, 07 1:24pm [+]
Voted : It is a crime and he should be jailed
^ What LCD said. The world is full of sick bastiches.
by Truthseeker013 on Wed Feb 28, 07 2:25pm [+]
No matter how fucked up you are, there's always someone sicker than you.
by nuckinfutz on Thu Mar 01, 07 12:52pm [+]

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