Sheriff: Oldsmar Man Arrested After Performing Sex Acts With Dog

OLDSMAR, FL -- A 21-year-old Oldsmar man has been charged with one count of aggravated animal cruelty after detectives say he filmed himself performing sex acts with his Siberian husky named Ember.

Stewart Oscar Nichols of Fairwood Court was arrested Monday, Feb. 11, following an investigation by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Crimes Against Children Unit. The investigation began on Jan. 25 after a person from another state contacted Pinellas County Animal Services to report that a video and photographs of a man performing sex acts with a dog had been posted on the Internet.

Detectives obtained copies of the video and the photographs depicting images of a man dressed in a black and white husky dog costume using his penis and multiple penis-shaped sex toys to have inappropriate sexual contact with a Siberian husky. Detectives say the dog in the video was clearly in distress. At one point during the video, the dog tried to run away and the man responded by striking the dog with a sex toy.

Through various investigative techniques, detectives tracked the video and photographs to Nichols who admitted to detectives he made the video with his Siberian husky, Ember, and shared it on the Internet.

Nichols was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident. Pinellas County Animal Services responded to the home and removed Ember and a second dog from Nichols' residence.

Detectives say additional charges are likely.

Image via Pinellas Sheriff

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