Craigslist, the free and popular ad site, has been under criticism by law enforcement agencies and advocacy groups across the country for iling to screen out advertisements for prostitution.
This is a very unsavory situation, Arpaio said. We havent dealt with Craigslist yet on this. Were still working.
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Cartwright Elementary School District in west Phoenix is the home district to Ral H. Castro Middle School. District officials did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
Arpaio said MCSO has not contacted Craigslist about the bestiality problem. For now, the office will continue its investigation.
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Trejo was a music teacher at Raul H. Castro Middle School in Phoenix at the time of his arrest. Trejo lost his teaching career as a result of his conviction.
Charges:Felony CTA
Kiefer was sentenced in June to two years probation after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bestiality.
&187;Patrick Stephen Trejo
Arpaio said investigators have found that some Craigslist advertisers are using key words in their ads that may attract people involved in bestiality. His office has been investigating the issue of bestiality since December.
He is not permcraigslist dog abuse 2012itted to possess animals during this probation.
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Authorities said Trejo used Craigslist to connect with dog owners.
The dog owner, though, was an undercover deputy, he said. The suspects were arrested when they arrived at the hotel.
The two suspects didnt know each other, but each had arranged to meet at a hotel Thursday night with a dog owner and a dog, Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Friday.
Patrick Stephen Trejo, 25, was sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court Wednesday morning.
Case Updates:1 update(s) availableA Mesa man and a Phoenix teacher have been arrested on suspicion of bestiality in an undercover Maricopa County Sheriffs Office sting targeting responses to Craigslist pet advertisements.
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Arizona lawmakers adopted a bestiality law in 2006.
A former music teacher who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of conspiracy to commit bestiality was sentenced to one year of supervised probation.
County:Maricopa
Trejo is undergoing court-mandated counseling and attended a class regarding dangerous behaviors, according to the sheriffs office.
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Trejo is one of two men arrested in February during an undercover investigation by the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office. Trejo and Keith Kiefer, of Mesa, were taken into custody after they agreed to meet who they thought was a dog handler and canine in a hotel room.
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Patrick Stephen Trejo, 25, a music teacher at Ral H. Castro Middle School in west Phoenix, and Keith D. Kiefer, 47, an unemployed handy man in Mesa, were arrested Thursday night, according to the Sheriffs Office.
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Incident Date:Thursday, Feb 24, 2011
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