Another horse is sexually assaulted in Wisconsin

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For the second time in less than a year, a horse has been sexually assaulted in Wisconsin.

Waupaca County Sheriff's deputies were called Sunday after a farmer noticed his horses seemed spooked, according to Fox News. A veterinarian determined that one of them, a 5-year-old pregnant mare that was bleeding, had been molested.

"I think that an instrument, some sort of hobbling device, was used on the horse," Waupaca County Sheriff Brad Hardel told Fox News. "It is disturbing, for sure."

A Wausau County man was charged with bestiality last Dec. 17 after allegedly performing oral sex on a horse in a barn in Marathon County. Police said they caught the man wearing a face mask, black jacket and blue wind pants with holes cut in the groin and buttocks areas, according to court documents.

The man, who had the bestiality charged dropped under a plea deal, said he had nothing to with the recent assault.