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FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A $100,000 cash bond was set Wednesday for Steven Rosales, a former school liaison officer who allegedly had inappropriate online contact with a high school student and faces bestiality charges for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with a dog at his Fond du Lac County home.
If Rosales posts bond, he is ordered to have no contact with domesticated animals, livestock or pornography.
Rosales, 34, of Campbellsport, was charged last week in Washington County with two counts of misconduct in office and one count of sexual misconduct by a school staff member. Prosecutors say he exchanged explicit photos and more than 9,000 texts with a Kewaskum High School student he met while he was the school’s resource officer. There are no allegations of physical contact between the two. The next hearing in that case is May 28.
While investigating that case, police reviewed the contents of Rosales’ phone, and found conversations “regarding Steven engaging in sexual intercourse and cunnilingus with his dog.”
Rosales was charged Tuesday in Fond du Lac County with three counts of bestiality — engaging in sexual contact with an animal, one count of photographing bestiality, and one count of attempted bestiality — publishing obscene material of sexual contact with an animal. The contact allegedly took place at Rosales’ Campbellsport home.
Rosales returns to court May 31.
In the texts, he describes the interactions with the dog, and also explains his behavior.
“I know, but still a weird thing to hear. And it’s illegal. I just don’t want you thinking I’m a weirdo. I just want you to understand that’s what happened when I have alone downtime,” one text from Rosales states.
Police went to Rosales’ home in Campbellsport, where they found three dogs, all golden retrievers. Rosales said the contact was with just one of them, a 4-year-old named Tolula.
“Steven confirmed there were messages sent between him and Witness 1 about involving animals and sexual acts. Steven said he did this to try to get Witness 1 to be aroused by his actions,” the complaint states.
The Kewaskum Police Department said Rosales is no longer employed by the department.
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