A Penn State professor and Hillary Clinton donor is facing criminal charges after police found disturbing footage of him having sex with an animal.
Chemical engineering professor Themis Matsoukas, 64, was caught after police found footage of him committing a sex act with his own dog in Pennsylvania’s Rothrock State Forest, the Centre Daily Times reported.
The footage, which allegedly showed Matsoukas committing animal abuse, came into the possession of The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Park rangers served a search warrant at Matsoukas’s State College home on June 9, according to a criminal complaint.
“I’m done, I’m dead, you don’t understand, I do it to blow off steam,” he allegedly told police after being caught.
Matsoukas allegedly begged law enforcement officers to shoot him when he was arrested.
“I need to die,” the professor allegedly told the authorities.
Park rangers obtained several items that Matsoukas had been recorded wearing in footage of the alleged animal abuse.
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Matsoukas faces misdemeanor charges of open lewdness, indecent exposure, and sexual intercourse with an animal.
He is also facing charges of cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct.
Matsoukas has taught at Penn State since the early 1990s and has received numerous teaching awards.
Matsoukas also donated to Democrats such as Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, and John Kerry, the Post Millennial noted.
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The Professor and Clinton donor, now facing prison for sex crimes with an animal, supported the progressive political action committee ActBlue.
According to Penn State, Matsoukas was on leave following the charges.
“Themis Matsoukas has been relieved of his responsibilities and is on leave,” a spokesperson for the school indicated.
The defense attorney for Matsoukas, Matthew McClenahen, declined to speak about the case.
“It would be inappropriate to make any comment at this time,” the attorney noted.