SAGINAW, MI -- The 37-year-old sex offender accused of having sex with a 2-year-old female pit bull dog was bound over for trial in Saginaw County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning.

District Judge A.T. Frank found probable cause to bind Michael S. Czeiszperger over on one count of sodomy and one count of sodomy by a sexually delinquent person.

While sodomy is normally a 15-year felony, Czeiszperger's previous conviction in 2002 of having sex with a minor labels him a "sexually delinquent person" and enhances the possible penalty to life in prison.

The sodomy is alleged to have occurred over a nearly two-year period at Czeiszperger's residence in Chesaning Township.

The allegations against Czeiszperger were brought forward by his estranged wife, Tambra Czeiszperger, who testified Tuesday she knew something wasn't right when she caught the dog and her husband in the bath together in the summer of 2016.

"He had a look of horror," the estranged wife said. "The look on his face was like, 'Oh no.'"

Tambra Czeiszperger testified she never saw the act. It would be another several months, when she was kicked out of the family home, before she would bring accusations to police.

The allegations led police to seizing the dog from Michael Czeiszperger in October 2016. An examination performed on the animal by a veterinarian said while there was internal trauma, but what caused it is inconclusive. A veterinarian, along with an animal control officer, both testified the pit bull's behavior was submissive and out of the ordinary for the breed.

While the arrest warrant states the sodomy took place from November 2014 to September 2016, Tambra Czeiszperger testified in court it was around November 2015 the first time she later thought something was going on.

The accused's attorney, John Melton, hammered this discrepancy as he asked Frank not to bind his client over.

"The Mrs. is not even sure when any of this would've happened," Melton said.

Michael S. Czeiszperger is out on bond and a next court appearance has not yet been set.