Dix Hills Man Had Sexual Contact With Horses: Police

A Dix Hills man already on the animal abuse registry was arrested on Wednesday for having sexual contact with horses, police say.

Suffolk County detectives conducted a check on Steven Errante, 30, after he failed to register for the Suffolk County Animal Abuse Offender Registry at 4 p.m. The check led to police discovering that he had sexual contact with horses on two separate occasions, police say.

According to authorities, the sexual conduct occurred on Aug. 25 and Sept. 4 at a stable located on the 200-block of Pine Acres Boulevard in Dix Hills.

Errante was arrested in 2013 for beating a dog with a baseball bat and was required to be on the registry as part of his sentence. The Labrador mixed breed was later euthanized due to her injuries, police said.

Errante was charged with two counts of sexual misconduct with an animal and failure to register for the animal abuse offender registry.

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