Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Paulding man accused of having sex with goat

Freddie Wadsworth (Paulding County Sheriff’s Office)
Freddie Wadsworth (Paulding County Sheriff’s Office)
By Becca J G Godwin
Aug 4, 2016

A Paulding County man was arrested after his neighbor witnessed him having sex with a female goat, police said.

The Paulding Sheriff’s Office responded after it received a call from a woman who said she saw the sexual act occur, according to Sgt. Ashley Henson.

Freddie Wadsworth, 65, was arrested and charged with bestiality July 29. He has been released on bond.

Bestiality is a felony. The punishment for a conviction is one to five years.

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