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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
Mon May 13, 2013, 10:51 AM May 2013

Well, Illinois has officially taken the weird title from Florida:

Ill. Man Accused of Sexually Abusing His Pet Peacock

Police who arrived at the home of a Illinois man to investigate claims of battery and attempted indecent solicitation of a child ended up tacking on an additional charge: Sexual abuse of a pet peacock.

Police in Roselle say the misdemeanor animal cruelty charge is related to David Beckmann's indecent solicitation of a child, but refused to elaborate.

Officers arrived at the 64-year-old's E. Devon Ave home to find Phyl the peacock dead in the garage.

Beckmann was arrested and booked into the DuPage County jail where he remained held in lieu of a $10,000 bond.
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http://gawker.com/ill-man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-his-pet-peacock-504480742

The mind reels.

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Well, Illinois has officially taken the weird title from Florida: (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries May 2013 OP
One shudders to think of what may have been in his turducken jberryhill May 2013 #1
What a disgusting pig LiberalEsto May 2013 #2
I am still trying to figure out how one sexually abuses a bird...... kestrel91316 May 2013 #3
Sheep, on the other hand... Shrike47 May 2013 #4
At 65 one suspects some form of dementia. NYC_SKP May 2013 #5
Give us a week, we'll bring the trophy back to Florida NightWatcher May 2013 #6
Ditto. Fellow Floridian here.... People don't hear the half of our weird...n/t winterpark May 2013 #7
A good link for keeping abreast of latest crazy @#$%: Scurrilous May 2013 #11
Another Floridian checking in Amaril May 2013 #12
They're charging him with Phylandering? pinboy3niner May 2013 #8
WTF! This might be the craziest story I've ever heard! Initech May 2013 #9
Tonight on the NBC Nightly News... KamaAina May 2013 #10
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
5. At 65 one suspects some form of dementia.
Mon May 13, 2013, 11:01 AM
May 2013

My stepfather exhibited some pretty odd behaviors before passed.

Amaril

(1,267 posts)
12. Another Floridian checking in
Mon May 13, 2013, 01:12 PM
May 2013

Yep, any minute now, some idiot will issue the famous last "hey, watch this!" words (or the equally popular, "here, hold my beer!&quot , and the trophy will be back where it belongs.

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