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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Assemblyman: Make Sex With Animals Illegal In New Jersey


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Trenton – Sex with animals is still legal in New Jersey. But it won't be for long if a Central Jersey assemblyman's bill becomes law.

An Assembly committee has approved a bill that would make bestiality illegal. The state is one of 14 states that does not explicitly ban bestiality.

The bill's sponsor says the state's animal cruelty laws just don't cut it.

Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, R-16th District, said prosecutors had to drop animal cruelty charges against a Moorestown resident in 2009 who was accused of molesting cows.

The bill would make bestiality a fourth-degree crime, punishable by up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The penalties would be upgraded if the animal dies.

Ciattarelli said an intern in his office came up with the idea for the bill. FOLLOW US!
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