A 26-year-old Renton man is accused of animal cruelty after the owner of a therapy dog reportedly found an internet video of him having sex with the dog.
The alleged assault occurred in May when the owner's ex-boyfriend purportedly took Diamond to get exercise with his friend, the 26-year-old defendant Matthew Grabowsky.
Only in September, after the owner broke up with her boyfriend and obtained a protection order against him, did she find out about the abuse through an acquaintance on the internet, according to Renton police reports. She recognized her dog and Grabowsky's garage where the video was allegedly shot.
The dog's owner claimed that when she confronted Grabowsky and her ex-boyfriend in September, Grabowsky admitted to being "into" sex with dogs and the men threatened to kill her and her dog if she reported them, according to court records.
Police arrested Grabowsky on Thursday and prosecutors charged him Friday with first-degree animal cruelty with sexual motivation.
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