An Arkansas man is accused of having sex
with a family's pet donkey on multiple occasions, authorities say.
Everett Lee Compton, 49, faces charges of bestiality, criminal
trespassing and cruelty to animals following his arrest in Siloam
Springs on July 16.
Investigators say the donkey's owners, Emert and Joyce Whitaker, told
officers that they'd had issues with trespassers harassing their pet
donkeys over the past three years.
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The problem got so bad that Emert Whitaker posted several "No
Trespassing" and "Do Not Feed Animals" signs around the property. He
also placed a game camera in a field south of his house where the female
donkeys are kept.
According to court documents, the camera captured images of a man coming
onto the Whitakers' property early on May 27 and June 4. The pictures
show the man placing a bag over a donkey's head, then getting behind the
donkey and placing his pelvis against the rear of the animal.
More images were captured early on July 5 and July 6. These showed the
same man feeding the donkeys from bags that appeared to be bread bags
before approaching the animals from behind and placing his pelvis
against them.
According to an incident report seen by KHBS, an officer arrived at the
Whitaker's property and found Compton hiding in the bushes. Compton
initially claimed he was feeding the donkeys some carrots and denied
having sex with the animals.
When told about the surveillance footage, Compton allegedly said he
smoked a lot of marijuana and claimed the drug made him do "sick
things." He also promised the officer that he would get help if he was
not charged.
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