Groomer Who Fondled Horse Gets Probation, Sex Offender Counseling

"I believe this defendant is in dire need of counseling," Cook County Judge Thomas Fecarotta said as he handed down his sentence for Esbin Cal-Orozco yesterday.

The former groomer at the Arlington Park Racetrack was convicted last month of having sexual contact with an animal, after a filly at the track was found tied awkwardly in her stall, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Cal-Orozco admitted to police at the time that he had fondled the horse, but that he "stopped himself" from going any further. And he denied abusing animals in the past.

After his conviction in January, the ex-groomer could have faced up to three years in prison. Instead, he received credit for the five months he'd already served since his arrest and was sentenced to two years in probation. Additionally, he will receive the sex offender counseling Judge Fecarotta said he was in such dire need of.

The horse, whose name, the Chicago Tribune reports, is "Buzz My Bell," was not injured, and has continued to race.

Comments

[unique]

10:41 AM on 03/03/2011

In Florida the Congressional Representatives refuse to make sex with animals illegal.
It seems that the Florida Congressional Representatives are themselves having
sex with animals.

[DavidKennerly]

01:38 AM on 02/13/2011

Can someone explain to me why it is a criminal offense to have sex with animals but entirely legal to kill and eat them? Surely laws against bestiality don't reflect concern about the rights of animals, (who would probably opt for sex over death.)

[Stanford Roach]

02:57 PM on 02/12/2011

Has anybody questioned the horse? I'd like to know if she provoked this behavior.

[Flying Sparkz1]

01:02 PM on 02/12/2011

If you dig deeper into horse racing culture you will find far more disturbing things than this. There is a lot of cruelty in horse racing.

[onionboy]

04:09 PM on 02/11/2011

When initially asked if he would be pleading guilty, he replied, "Nay."

[Fucue]

04:30 PM on 02/11/2011

Ahh, but *being* guilty is a horse of a different color.

[WaterCloset]

02:36 PM on 02/11/2011

Bucking perverts...

[BrooklynChef]

01:48 PM on 02/11/2011

Well, Your Honor, the Horse's name is Buzz my Bell.

[Mensch99]

01:22 PM on 02/11/2011

Wilbur !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ontariogirl]

12:39 PM on 02/11/2011

Does this make him a one trick pony???

[GabbysDad]

12:21 PM on 02/11/2011

Some horses are such teases....

[Democrab]

12:13 PM on 02/11/2011

...where men are men and sheep are nervous...

[Thumbody]

12:13 PM on 02/11/2011

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[inARCTICulate]

12:10 PM on 02/11/2011

They have changed the horse's name to Ring My Chimes.

[inARCTICulate]

12:06 PM on 02/11/2011

MAybe he was hung like........................oh, never mind.

[MissMel10]

12:11 PM on 02/11/2011

ahahahahahahaha!!!

[MissMel10]

11:57 AM on 02/11/2011

W...T...F? No really? He "stopped himself from going further"? REALLY? o_0

[inARCTICulate]

12:06 PM on 02/11/2011

Did they do a rape kit?

[Boopsie2008]

11:19 PM on 02/12/2011

If not, a lie detector test?

[Republicrat1776]

12:26 PM on 02/11/2011

I feel like someone who admits to fondling a horse is actually pretty trustworthy!

[MissMel10]

01:23 PM on 02/11/2011

And again, I'll say...REALLY?

[caught-in-the-middle]

08:30 PM on 02/11/2011

Horse fondler says what?