- Fidel Lopez, 52, pleaded guilty to raping his fiancee’s Lhasa Apso mix in February
- Lopez was sentenced on Monday to three years of probation and 60 days in jail
- His fiancee reported incident in November 2018 when dog was found whining
- When the dog was discovered under a couch, she was bleeding from hind end
- In addition to jail sentence, Lopez must receive a mental health evaluation
An Oregon man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for raping his fiancee’s dog.
In February, Fidel Lopez, 52, pleaded guilty to raping the woman’s Lhasa Apso mix.
The incident was reported by his fiancee in November 2018 after she found her dog, Estrella, bleeding from her back end.
According to authorities, the dog was discovered whining and hiding under the woman’s couch.
Fidel Lopez (pictured in court on Monday), 52, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for raping his fiancee’s Lhasa Apso
The woman then took Estrella to an emergency hospital, where a veterinarian was forced to euthanize the dog due to significant internal injuries, according to Oregon Live.
Lopez’s fiancee then asked for a rape kit to be done on her dog.
She told authorities that Lopez had expressed an interest in bestiality and even bragged about watching another person sexually assault a dog.
Portland Police’s Sex Crimes Unit started an investigation into Lopez in December 2018.
He was arrested in February after DNA evidence linked him to the crime.
At the time, Lopez was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on aggravated animal abuse and sexual assault of an animal.
According to Oregon Live, Lopez told police that he had sex with the dog while in bed with her, after becoming frustrated that the dog’s owner.
He told police that the dog seemed fine and that he had been drinking.
Lopez also admitted he victimized the dog to sexually arouse himself.
His defense attorney, Joe Calhoun, said: ‘He’s told me that he’s owning up to a mistake he made and accepts that responsibility.’
Calhoun told Oregon Live that Lopez has worked at the same pancake restaurant for 22 years.
Lopez’s fiancee then asked for a rape kit to be done on her dog. She told authorities that Lopez (pictured) had expressed an interest in bestiality. He later admitted to raping the dog to ‘sexually arouse’ himself
Lopez, who has no prior criminal history, has a sixth-grade education.
On Monday, Lopez was sentenced to three years of probation and 60 days in jail.
The sentence was the most that Oregon’s sentencing guidelines would allow.
‘If it could have been more, I gladly would have given you more time,’ Multnomah County Circuit Judge Angel Lopez, who is not related to Fidel Lopez, said in court.
In addition to his jail sentence, Fidel Lopez cannot own a pet for 15 years and he must receive a mental health evaluation.
