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Animal Cruelty

Ex-Defense Official Who Electrocuted Dogs Learns Fate For Role In Vicious DMV Dogfighting Ring Ex-Defense Official Who Electrocuted Dogs Learns Fate For Role In Vicious DMV Dogfighting Ring
Ex-Defense Official Who Electrocuted Dogs Learns Fate For Role In Vicious DMV Dogfighting Ring A Maryland man who used to serve as a Department of Defense deputy chief will spend time behind bars after admitting earlier this to his role in a violent dogfighting ring that involved him electrocuting animals who lost, federal authorities confirmed. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 64, pleaded guilty in September to federal charges that include conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. On Friday, Dec. 13, officials announced that Moorefield has been sentenced to serve 18 months in federal prison,…
Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court
Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court A Baltimore man was sentenced to 10 years with most of his term suspended and ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution after 83 dogs were rescued from his Central Park Heights property earlier this year, authorities announced. Robert Conley, who pleaded guilty to 42 counts of animal cruelty, will serve three years of supervised probation and is banned from owning animals, a judge ordered.  The Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control officers uncovered the abuse during a raid at Conley's home on Pembridge Avenue in May, where dogs were found in appalling conditions, officials sa…
Self-Proclaimed 'Zoophile' Who Made Obscene Videos With Dog In Maryland Gets Prison Time Self-Proclaimed 'Zoophile' Who Made Obscene Videos With Dog In Maryland Gets Prison Time
Self-Proclaimed 'Zoophile' Who Made Obscene Videos With Dog In Maryland Gets Prison Time The man who produced videos "performing perverted acts with his dog," in St. Mary's County received the maximum sentence after being convicted of animal cruelty and other offenses. Sean Patrick Kraese, 24, a self-proclaimed "zoophile," was sentenced to seven years in prison for performing sexual acts on his pet dog. In June 2022, members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office received complaints from neighbors regarding numerous dead animals, burn piles, and bone piles on his Piney Point property that were producing a noxious odor. Prosecutors said that detectives executed a s…