1. Farmhand busted for 'having sex with miniature donkey named
Doodle' claims Florida's bestiality laws are UNCONSTITUTIONAL
 Carlos R. Romero, 32, was charged in September with engaging in sexual activity involving an
animal and animal cruelty
 His lawyers have asked a judge to declare Florida's laws involving sex with animals
unconstitutional
 Romero reportedly admitted to cops that he becomes aroused when he sees animals in heat
PUBLISHED: 15:04, 12 December 2012 | UPDATED: 15:19, 12 December 2012
A Florida man accused of having sex with a miniature donkey in his care claims
that state laws forbidding him from doing so are are a violation of his
constitutional rights.
Carlos R. Romero, 32, of Ocala, was arrested on September 14 and charged with
engaging in sexual activity involving an animal and animal cruelty after police
said he had sex with Doodle, a two-year-old miniature donkey in his care.
But before his trial, Romero's lawyers have filed a measure in court urging a
judge to declare the state laws forbidding sex with animals unconstitutional.
Busted: Attorneys for farmhand Carlos Romero are arguing that Florida's laws prohibiting sex
with animals are a violation of his constitutional rights
The motion argues that the law encroaches on Romero's due process rights,
according to the Ocala Star-Banner.

2. The paper reported that the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause,
which was the basis for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, has
been violated in Romero's case.
The motion was filed on December 6.
Romero was taken into custody at the Ocala farm where he was employed after
reportedly admitting to police that he becomes aroused when seeing animals in
heat and mating.
Crimes against donkey: Romero was jailed after admitting he had masturbated on Doodle,
pictured, 'five or six times'
When interviewed by police, Romero described in graphic detail his sexual
encounter with Doodle, saying that he likes how the critter's fur feels against his
privates, according to the police report obtained by The Smoking Gun.
He went on to say that he 'may have come in contact with the donkey' by
accident and left his DNA - also 'by accident.'
Who's Doodle's daddy? A custody hearing for Doodle has been delayed twice, and is now slated
for December 21
Romero also admitted that he masturbated with Doodle five or six times, but said
he did not have sex with the critter because 'she's blooming into maturity,' the
Star-Banner reported.
He added, according to the arrest report, that Florida is a 'backwards' state and
'people frown on zoophilia here.'
The alleged incident that landed Romero behind bars took place on August 15,
when Gerald James, who rents the farm in the 9100 block of NW 60th Avenue
arrived at around 9:30pm to deliver a horse.

3. James told police that all the farm buildings were shrouded in darkness, but there
was light in the tac room.
Through the window, James said he saw Romero 'up against the rear of the
donkey' with his shirt off and his pants down and was apparently having sex with
the animal.
He said Romero pulled away from the 21-month-old animal after he saw James
looking at him. He then pushed Doodle out the room and closed the door behind
her.
Romero was booked into the Marion County Jail on $2,000 bond. The miniature
donkey was taken away by animal control officials.
Since his arrest, Romero has spoken out about the incident, demanding that
Doodle - which he claims he paid $500 for - be returned to him.
A custody hearing for Doodle has been delayed twice, and is now slated for
December 21, according to the Star-Banner.
Read more:
Donkey-sex suspect Carlos R. Romero's lawyers challenge law's
constitutionality
Florida Farmhand Busted For Lewd Donkey Show
Carlos R. Romero, 31, accused of sex with miniature donkey,
wants animal back
By THOMAS DURANTE and SNEJANA FARBEROV