Seattle Times - Spanaway man first arrest under state’s new bestiality law

A Spanaway man accused of having sex with a dog is apparently the first person in the Washington charged under a new bestiality law.

Pierce County prosecutors say 26-year-old Michael Patrick McPhail was caught by his wife on Wednesday night having intercourse on the back porch with their four-year-old female pit bull terrier.

The wife took photos with a cell phone and called police. …

Charged with animal cruelty, he could be sentenced to a year in jail if convicted.

The bestiality law took effect in June. It was prompted by an incident in Enumclaw where a man died after having sex with a horse.

They’re having a conversation on the radio: what was the primary motivating factor (jealousy?) for the wife to take those pictures. And “Spanaway: Where men are men and pit bulls are scared.”