PEORIA — A South Peoria man was sentenced to 30 months of probation and ordered to stay away from animals after pleading guilty this week this to having sex with animals.

Anthony J. Danner, 55, of the 2400 block of West Antoinette Street, pleaded guilty Thursday in Peoria County Circuit Court to one count of having sex with an animal. In addition to his probation, he was sentenced to 180 days at the county jail and will be given credit for 50 days already served. That means, he has about 65 days left to serve, as he is eligible for day for day "good-time" credit. A second similar count was dropped. Without the plea, he faced up to three years in prison.

As part of his probation, Danner is barred from having unsupervised contact with animals. He must allow inspectors from Peoria County Animal Protection Services access to his home for unannounced visits and his Internet usage is restricted way from certain web sites.

Danner was indicted last month following a months-long investigation by the Peoria Police Department. The charges stated Danner engaged in a sex act with a female husky named Velvet and male malamute named Wolf between March 1 and March 17 of this year.

His criminal history includes only minor traffic offenses and seven citations for failure to vaccinate pets for rabies.