'Sex With Husky' Aurora Couple To Be Sentenced

AURORA, CO – A man and woman who pleaded guilty to animal abuse after being accused of having sex with their shelter husky are awaiting sentencing in Arapahoe County.

Fredrick Blue Manzanares, 51, and his ex-girlfriend, Janette Eileen Solano, 49, were charged in March with cruelty to animals.

Solano pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. The judge will decide whether to accept the guilty plea and deferred sentence Sept. 17, the Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office said. Manzanares pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty. He's scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 16 and faces up to 18 months in jail on each count.

The bizarre case began in 2017, when Solano filed a domestic complaint with Aurora police against Manzanares claiming she was being pressured for the prior six months to have sex with the dog in a trailer which had been turned into a "sex chamber," an arrest affidavit said.

Solano reportedly told police they had adopted Bubba, an Akito mix, about a year before. Manzanares allegedly began to show her "bestiality videos, bestiality forums, as well as providing her different literature on bestiality," the arrest affidavit said.

She told police Manzanares "sprayed dog hormones around the trailer" to arouse Bubba. Police reportedly found videos of Manzanares and Solano having sex with the dog. She told police he would send her texts at work with a picture of Bubba that said, "He's thinking of you. ;)", the arrest affidavit said. Investigators said they believed Solano had become "somewhat jealous" of Bubba, the affidavit said.

Related: Colorado Couple Had Sex With Husky In Their Trailer: Cops

Bestiality is considered animal cruelty, a misdemeanor crime in Colorado.

Bubba is in the care of the Aurora Animal Shelter and will undergo a "standard behavioral assessment" before the shelter determines "appropriate next steps," the District Attorney's Office said.

Image: Bubba the Akito mix via Arapahoe county District Attorney's Office.

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