Current:Home > ScamsMom sees son committing bestiality, sex acts with horse on camera; son charged: Authorities -FinanceMind
Mom sees son committing bestiality, sex acts with horse on camera; son charged: Authorities
View
Date:2025-04-16 13:36:11
A Phoenix, Arizona man has been arrested and charged after surveillance video shows him committing bestiality on his mother's horse.
On July 22, a woman told authorities that she caught her son, Kenneth Sellner, 21, on her security cameras committing bestiality on their property, a press release from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said.
Sellner’s mother told deputies that she asked him to clean the horse stalls while she went on vacation. When she reviewed the surveillance footage to see if he had completed his chores, she saw him performing sex acts on the horse.
In the footage, Sellner was seen touching the horse’s genitals and rubbing the horse’s genitals on his bare body, deputies said.
She died riding her beloved horse:Now, it will be on Olympic stage in her memory.
'One thing led to another'
After seeing the video, officials said Sellner’s mother canceled her trip and went home to confront her son.
Deputies said that Sellner told his mother that he was cleaning the horse. However, his mother said there was no water, soap, or gloves present while he was with the horse.
The mother then told Sellner to leave her house and contacted the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to report the incidents and provide the surveillance footage.
When the mom presented the evidence to deputies, it was reviewed. Officials confirmed that Sellner had committed bestiality on two different occasions.
Sellner was then located at a friend’s apartment. He was then taken into custody, deputies said.
After being read his Miranda rights, Sellner admitted to deputies that he did touch the horse’s genitals while cleaning the stalls. He claims that the horse’s genitals were “flaky” and that “one thing led to another.”
'This crime is beyond reprehensible'
Sellner was booked on July 24 at the Maricopa County Jail and is facing two counts of bestiality charges.
"This crime is beyond reprehensible. I commend our detectives for promptly removing this predator from society," Sheriff Russ Skinner said in a statement. "Let this serve as a reminder to always be vigilant and report criminal behavior, no matter who the perpetrator is."
Ahjané Forbes is a reporter on the National Trending Team at USA TODAY. Ahjané covers breaking news, car recalls, crime, health, lottery and public policy stories. Email her at aforbes@gannett.com. Follow her on Instagram, Threads and X (Twitter) @forbesfineest.
veryGood! (9464)
Related
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- 61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to ‘Stop Cop City’ movement
- Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson Dance the Night Away at Beyoncé's Tour After Romance Drama
- Extreme heat safety tips as dangerous temps hit Northeast, Midwest, South
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Alaska couple reunited with cat 26 days after home collapsed into river swollen by glacial outburst
- What's the safest 2023 midsize sedan? Here's the take on Hyundai, Toyota and others
- Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth singer, dies at 56: 'A 100% full-throttle life'
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Former SS guard, 98, charged as accessory to murder at Nazi concentration camp
Ranking
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Four men die in crash of pickup trucks on rural Michigan road, police say
- Domestic violence charges dropped against Arizona Coyotes minority owner Andrew Barroway
- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías arrested on felony domestic violence charge
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- Diana Ross sings 'Happy Birthday' for Beyoncé during Renaissance World Tour: 'Legendary'
- $1,500 reward offered after headless antelope found in Arizona: This is the act of a poacher
- Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías arrested on felony charge of corporal injury on a spouse
Recommendation
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
Jerry Jones speaks on Dak Prescott's contract situation, praises Deion Sanders for CU win
Clemson football, Dabo Swinney take it on chin at Duke. Now they must salvage a season.
Burning Man 2023: See photos of the burning of the Man at Nevada’s Black Rock Desert
Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
Kim Jong Un and Putin may meet. What do North Korea and Russia need from each other?
Dangerous heat wave hits eastern US: Latest forecast
Google turns 25, with an uncertain future as AI looms