Karl Etters

Democrat staff writer

What a Tallahassee man told police was a joke – soliciting sex with dogs on Craigslist — got him arrested Wednesday.

George Wilkinson Jr., 21, faces a misdemeanor charge after Tallahassee Police say he advertised to have sex with dogs and their owners in two separate ads in April. It's against Florida law to knowingly advertise to have sexual intercourse with an animal.

Tallahassee Animal Control received complaints about the advertisement, posted in the “casual encounters” section by Wilkinson, court records say.

In the ad, he wrote that he was looking for “someone who owns a big dog they like to mess around with … let’s go to your place and let’s have fun and get mounted by your dog." He left his phone number to be contacted.

Wilkinson requested specific breeds of dogs, including Great Danes, German shepherds and labs, saying “dogs them size are perfect.”

When police went to Wilkinson’s Mission Road apartment to question him Tuesday, he told police he posted the ad, but that it was a joke to see if anyone would respond.

He told officers several people had replied to his ad and that after emailing back and forth had considered allowing a dog to have sex with him.

Wilkinson’s bond was set at $1,000. He is prohibited from owning or possessing pets and cannot have contact with animals of any kind.

Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com

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