One More Horse Lover

What is it about a horse that some men find sexually attractive? Lately there seems to be a number of individuals caught having sex with a horse.

First there was the Rodell Vereen story. 50-year-old Rodell from Longs, S.C. fell in love with a horse named Sugar. He was caught by the owner, Barbara Kenley, having intercourse with her horse. He was given 3 years probation and an entry in the sex offender's book. That, however, was not enough to deter Rodell. He was caught a second time by the owner having sex with the same horse. This time Rodell was sent to prison for three years and given 2 years of probation.

Next there was the 71-year-old retired farm worker, David Chamberlin of Middlesbrough in England. He was caught in broad daylight with a neighbor's horse, engaging in oral sex. After being arrested, and confessing, it emerged that Chamberlin has a lengthy history of sexual deviance going back four decades. He was given a 2-year community order and forced to register as a sex offender.

Now along comes the case of 18-year-old Erick Rivera from Goshen, NY. Erick lived in a rented room overlooking the Goshen Historic Track and just couldn't take his mind off those fillies next door. At least a dozen times since July 2009, he would creep from his rented room and have his way with his equine neighbors.

Rivera's amorous adventures ended when police charged Rivera with a felony burglary count and two misdemeanors – sexual misconduct with an animal and petit larceny. He's being held in the Orange County Jail in lieu of $15,000 cash bail. Police expected to file four additional counts each of burglary and sexual misconduct against Rivera.

Village police Chief James Watt said Rivera entered the unlocked stables after midnight and used bridles to immobilize the horses in their stalls for each of his escapades. Police used surveillance camera recordings to identify Rivera. He was never caught in the act, although employees told police they saw someone bolt from the stables several times in the early-morning hours, Watt said.

 

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Another Horse Lover

71-Year-Old David Chamberlin of Middlesbrough in England loved horses, I mean he really loved horses. Since he didn't own one himself, he decided to visit a horse in a nearby field. While there, he was discovered in a compromising position by the owner. The following facts were presented at court:

‘The witness was shaken and disgusted by what he saw,’ prosecutor Noelle Brockbank told Teesside Magistrates’ Court.

What the owner saw was his horse's head in David Chamberlin's groin, in the process of committing a sex act. That was when all hell broke loose.

‘He picked up a stick and struck the defendant. That startled the horse, causing it to run off, dragging the defendant with it.’

Unable to offer an excuse for his actions, Chamberlin’s solicitor, Alex Bousfield, said:

‘Mr Chamberlin cannot explain what happened. He didn’t know how to account for that behaviour.’

Chamberlin admitted outraging public decency by committing a lewd act and was handed a 24-month community order. He was also given a sexual offences prevention order – which means he cannot have unsupervised contact with anyone under 18 and is banned from owning or being around animals unsupervised.

Chairman of the bench John Meredith said Chamberlin caused stress to the ‘owner and the animal itself’.

This case also brings to mind another horse-lover, Rodell Vereen from Longs, S.C. who carried on a love affair with a 21-year-old horse named Sugar. He was caught twice having sex with the same horse, by the owner, Barbara Kenley. The first time he received probation and had to register as a sex offender.

The second time he was given 3 years in jail and 2 years probation. He apologized to the woman and to himself after admitting to buggery at the Horry County courthouse.

"I'm sorry about what I've done. I didn't mean to do it. It's my fault. I'm sorry for what I've done to myself," Vereen said during the court hearing.

The judge sentenced Vereen to five years in prison, but he will only have to serve three years behind bars as long as he successfully completes two years of probation. Vereen also was ordered to undergo additional mental treatment after he gets out of prison and was told to stay away from Kenley's stable.

Kenley said she was mostly happy with the verdict, but wished Vereen had got more prison time.

"I've been through hell for the last year and it's caused a lot of hardship," Kenley told the newspaper. "There's a lot of ridicule and jokes going around about this thing. And a person can only take so much."

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