Posted: 14:43, August 4, 2022 | Updated: 15:09, 4 August 2022
A Florida woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having sex with her dog, and her ex-boyfriend is facing charges that he caught it all on camera and stored it on a hard drive, local authorities said. Christina Calello, 36, “willingly engaged in sexual activity with the dog” several times over the course of nearly eight years, according to an arrest report released by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Geoffrey Springer, 39, who once dated Calello, was also arrested after he “recorded the sexual activity and placed it on a flash drive.” The dog was seized from the former couple by deputies and taken to a local pet hospital for a routine exam. His race has not been released, although police said he suffered no visible injuries. Calello and Springer were taken into custody and charged with sexual activity with animals. Christina Calello, 36, who lives in Safety Harbor, Florida, was arrested and charged Tuesday with having sex with her dog over an eight-year period. He posted $5,000 bond to be released from the Pinellas County Jail Calello’s ex-boyfriend, Geoffrey Springer, 39, filmed the sexual encounters before placing them on a USB flash drive. He was released from the Pinellas County Jail on his own recognizance They were then booked into the Pinellas County Jail. Calello, who is a New Jersey native but lives in Safety Harbor, has since been released after posting $5,000 bail, according to county jail records. Further jail records show Calello was arrested and charged in May with domestic battery. Springer, who had no prior arrests, was released without bond and on his own recognizance. As of Thursday, no court date has been announced for the couple. Animal cruelty is a first-degree misdemeanor in the Sunshine State, and penalties include up to a year in jail. Violators typically pay a $1,000 fine, according to law firm Muscala Law. Calello, pictured with her father (right) was previously arrested and charged in May with domestic battery DailyMail.com has reached out to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office for comment as the investigation continues. Bestiality is illegal in most places in the United States, except for four states: Wyoming, New Mexico, Hawaii, and West Virginia, where there are no express laws against sexual activity with an animal. Instead, it is considered animal abuse. There are no reliable statistics on people involved in animal husbandry, but the research says that “classic studies show that 5 to 8 percent of men engage in animal husbandry, while between 3 and 4 percent of women do.” , according to The Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology.
