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babylonsister

(171,032 posts)
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 11:49 AM Oct 2021

Florida Veterinarian Who Shared Videos of Himself Sexually Abusing Dogs Gets 21 Years in Prison



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Florida Veterinarian Who Shared Videos of Himself Sexually Abusing Dogs Gets 21 Years in Prison
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Kana Ruhalter
Breaking News Intern
Published Oct. 09, 2021 8:51PM ET
via YouTube/CBS4 Miami


A Florida veterinarian who recorded videos of himself sexually abusing dogs and then shared them online was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Prentiss Madden, the medical director of Caring Hands Animal Hospital in Aventura, was arrested in March and pleaded guilty in July to child porn and animal cruelty charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Florida. Prosecutors say Homeland Security agents discovered footage of the 40-year-old vet sexually abusing dogs and creating an “animal crush” video, along with multiple chats about bestiality on his cell phone. Some of the abuse allegedly occurred at the animal hospital where he worked. Prosecutors accuse Madden of having “thousands” of images, videos, and chats of child porn or discussions of sexually abusing children. Madden was sentenced to 272 months in prison.
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Florida Veterinarian Who Shared Videos of Himself Sexually Abusing Dogs Gets 21 Years in Prison (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2021 OP
omg Thtwudbeme Oct 2021 #1
who would even think of this? NJCher Oct 2021 #2
It is so hard to fathom depravity ... KentuckyWoman Oct 2021 #3
I'd say he needs to be in solitary confinement MagickMuffin Oct 2021 #4
The solitary confinement would be for his protection Best_man23 Oct 2021 #7
Good grief Deuxcents Oct 2021 #5
What happens to these people that first off make them do this AND then that they'd share it??? a kennedy Oct 2021 #6
Saw this depraved monster on the news malaise Oct 2021 #10
But insurrectionists get community service Fullduplexxx Oct 2021 #8
Not nearly long enough... bahboo Oct 2021 #9

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
3. It is so hard to fathom depravity ...
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 12:05 PM
Oct 2021

I saw a 60 minutes thing decades ago about a fairly wealthy, educated businessman in prison for something pretty heinous I won't repeat - one of those pillar of the community types. He pleaded guilty and begged for the death penalty in court but that state doesn't do that. Fast forward decades and his sentence was about to run out. He told Leslie Stahl he was trying to figure out a crime to do in jail that would get him another decades in jail because if they let him out he'll do it again.


There is so much twisted horrible in humanity it is hard to see the good sometimes. The horrible gets the headlines and the attention. The good, not so much. My Dad said the good is all around us, that's not news. If the terrible was everywhere, then the good would be news. He said people pay attention to what sticks out. I am now older than he was when he said it... and I tend to agree.

MagickMuffin

(15,933 posts)
4. I'd say he needs to be in solitary confinement
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 12:06 PM
Oct 2021


cause he has serious sex issues and wouldn't want other inmates to become his sex slaves.

Best_man23

(4,897 posts)
7. The solitary confinement would be for his protection
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 12:26 PM
Oct 2021

Prisoners will violently target sexual offenders as (sadly) many of them have histories of abuse themselves.

a kennedy

(29,615 posts)
6. What happens to these people that first off make them do this AND then that they'd share it???
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 12:26 PM
Oct 2021

Sick, just sick and makes me so sad for the helpless animals and so angry that he did this. 🤬 🤬 🤬

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