Enumclaw horse sex case
Kenneth Pinyan (June 22, 1960 - July 2, 2005) was a Gig Harbor,[1] Washington resident who engaged in anal sex with full-size stallions at a farm near the city of Enumclaw. He videotaped those sex acts and distributed them informally under the name Mr. Hands.
During a July 2005 sex act, which was being videotaped by a friend of his, he suffered a perforated colon, and later died of his injuries. The story was reported in the The Seattle Times and was one of that paper's most read stories of 2005.[2]
Pinyan's death prompted the passing of a bill in Washington State some months later prohibiting both sex with animals, and the videotaping of the same. However, the video seen by many others was before the accident.
A documentary of the life and death of Pinyan, and the life led by those who came to the farm near Enumclaw as he did, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival 2007 under the title Zoo. It was one of 16 winners out of 856 candidates for the festival,[3] and played at numerous regional festivals in the USA thereafter.[4] Following Sundance, it was also selected as one of the top five American films to be presented at the prestigious Directors Fortnight sidebar at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]
Death
Prosecutors later determined that the horse, an Arabian stallion, had not been physically abused. The photographer, 54-year old James Michael Tait of Enumclaw,[7] was later charged with trespassing, since this act took place on a third party's property. A third man alleged to have been present was not charged as his identity was not proven by evidence. According to the Medical Examiner's Office, Pinyan "died of acute peritonitis due to perforation of the colon",[8] and the death was ruled accidental.[9] A further source states that the stallion was owned by Pinyan, who merely boarded it at the property concerned.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Skager, Shawn (July 12, 2006). "Film to focus on aftermath of Enumclaw incident". The Enumclaw Courier-Herald. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ↑ "Horse sex story was online hit". The Seattle Times. December 30, 2005. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
- ↑ The Seattle Times: Local News: New movie is the spawn of horse sex
- ↑ Matt Dentler's Blog: Cannes Countdown: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Impresses
- ↑ "Zoo, which opens today in NY and LA, has just been selected as one of the features of the prestigious Directors Fortnight sidebar at this year's Cannes Film Festival". Zoo: Inside the Controversial Documentary about Bestiality
- ↑ Eugene Hernandez, "CANNES '07: Slate Set for 49th Directors' Fortnight", IndieWIRE, May 3, 2007.
- ↑ Rick Anderson (November 9, 2005). "Closing the Barn Door". Seattle Weekly.
- ↑ "Videotapes show bestiality, Enumclaw police say". The Seattle Times. July 15, 2005. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ↑ "Enumclaw-area animal-sex case investigated". The Seattle Times. July 15, 2005. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ↑ "Enumclaw man dies after sex with a horse". The Gag Report. August 20, 2005. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
External links
- ...What's a Reporter to Do?, Editor & Publisher, July 18, 2005 - Subscription required
- Trespassing charged in horse-sex case, The Seattle Times, October 19, 2005
- Boeing condolences archive, September 2005
