A MAN arrested and charged with having dog sex is a top lawyer, according to police.
Attorney Ivan DeVoren from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was charged with multiple counts of sexually abusing his dog.
Officers in Pittsburgh arrested the prominent environmental lawyer and charged him with 10 counts of aggravated animal cruelty, 10 counts of sexual intercourse with an animal, and possession of heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
The animal sex allegations relate to sexual abuse of his six-month-old yellow labrador Snoopy.
DeVoren, 61, from Highland Park, was apparently heard having sex with the dog by a witness who informed police.
A neighbour told police they kept records of the alleged sexual incidents that included grunting, creaking furniture and a dog whimpering from the property, according to CBS Philly.
Police say the witness overheard the sexual abuse happening at least ten times, resulting in some injuries, which were confirmed by a vet.
The neighbour also revealed they heard several exclamations from DeVoren that led them to believe he was having sex with his yellow Labrador retriever.
KDKA-TV reported that DeVoren had surrendered himself at a police station on Wednesday.
The news channel said that in 2014, DeVoren showed his love of dogs by volunteering for five months at Humane Animal Rescue as a dog walker.
Dan Rossi, Humane Animal Rescue’s CEO, told the channel: “What our dog walkers do is they work on a team, getting our shelter animals out for walks around the shelter.
“So, it’s usually about a 10–15 minute walk that our volunteers do as a team.”
Rossi said DeVoren’s work was always supervised and he never fostered or adopted any of the dogs at Humane Animal Rescue.
He added: “It’s very troubling. Everyone here, our staff and our volunteers, they come here because they care about animals and their well-being.
“Any type of an abuse to an animal is very disconcerting to us on so many levels. We just hate to see that.”
Snoopy is now being cared for at by a vet, whose details have not been released by police.
