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A 40-year-old man has been arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting his roommate's dog in Oakland Park, the Broward Sheriff's Office said Friday.
Tomas Bautista, of Oakland Park, was taken into custody Thursday evening, on one count of cruelty to an animal, a third-degree felony, said Dani Moschella, sheriff's spokeswoman. Florida is one of about a dozen states with no law specifically banning sex with animals, records show.
The 3-year-old female Chihuahua mix, named Mimi, is recovering, said her owner, Clemente Velasquez, 67, on Friday afternoon. After being treated by a veterinarian, "she is now just lying down on the sofa," Velasquez said. "She's not happy like she normally is."
According to the Sheriff's Office:
Velasquez, who is Bautista's roommate, arrived home Thursday and found Bautista drunk. He told him to go to bed, but Bautista instead went to the backyard. The dog followed him outside.
Soon after, Velasquez heard Mimi yelp, so he grabbed a flashlight and ran outside. He saw his dog running from Bautista and found Bautista passed out with his pants down.
Mimi was bleeding, so Velasquez notified authorities and took her to the Coral Springs Animal Hospital.
On Friday afternoon, Bautista was in Broward's main jail on $2,500 bond.
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