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Northwest Indiana native Michael Bessigano faces federal charges of downloading animal porn. Bessigano pleaded not guilty to the charges, which his probation officer brought after discovering images and videos of bestiality on his computer, in violation of the terms of his parole. In 2001, Bessigano was convicted of sexually assaulting a chicken in a Valparaiso hotel room. He stole the chicken from a farm south of Valparaiso, took it to a hotel room he had rented for the night, plucked its feathers, and then had sex with the animal before it died.
Bessigano has a history of animal abuse, including three prior convictions for sexually assaulting dogs, two of which involved the killing of the animals. He was arrested twice prior to that, once after being accused of breaking a rooster's neck and once after he was found in a neighbor's goose pen apparently attempting to molest the geese. According to officials, when he was in jail he would paint cat-like stripes on his body and make drawings referring to himself as "master of cats." Bessigano's mother says that he's schizophrenic and that the family has had trouble finding adequate treatment for him. John Martin, his court-appointed attorney, says that he's competent to assist in his defense. He will remain in jail pending his trial.
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WTF?
oh my god.
As sick as that was to read, it reminded me of a very vulgar joke once told to me by...a hoosier.
Not this guy, fortunately, but I have to ask what's wrong with Hoosiers, beyond the obvious.
The joke, which isn't very funny in this context (plus I don't remember how to tell it right), had to do with breaking a chicken's neck in a dresser while...violating it.
wow, I h8, way to make a sweeping generalization about people from Indiana.
But then, I'm not sure if I should even continue to discuss anything with a user that has "I hate" for a username.
"Plucked and had sex with the chicken before it died." Probably a good thing for the chicken. I mean, what kind of chicken therapy is gonna help the bird work through that experience?
Love knows no species.
I h8, thanks for the pointless ramblings on a joke you once heard, but can't really remember, but try to kinda (but not really) explain anyway. With witty storytelling abilities like that, you must be a hit at dinner parties.
Sincerely,
A Hoosier
this disturbed me greatly. those poor animals!
i'm glad you posted the article but the photo is just offensive, mostly because the love of dr. zira and taylor is pure and consensual.
Wow, all this talk of chicken-sex has certainly made some of the commenters all snippy.
mmmm you dirty, dirty......ape. mmmmm you filthy ape.........
Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum should be proud.
According to officials, when he was in jail he would paint cat-like stripes on his body and make drawings referring to himself as "master of cats." Bessigano's mother says that he's schizophrenic and that the family has had trouble finding adequate treatment for him. John Martin, his court-appointed attorney, says that he's competent to assist in his defense. He will remain in jail pending his trial.
Uh, isn't this dude clearly mentally ill?
Agreed, Navin.
I imagine this guy is in a pretty lonely place, emotionally. Given his past, I wish we had a "justice" system that could institutionalize him somewhere where he could get help, rather than just locking him up punitively.
"I don't have sex with chickens...I MAKE LOVE to them"
Seriously, this guy is mentally ill and needs a doctor not a jailer.
Is it even physically possible to have sex with a chicken? Well apparently but I don't really want to imagine that. Its just icky. Now geese on the other hand....
I agree with the pervious posters. I'm not sure schizophrenia is the ultimate explanation, but obivously there's something very wrong with this guy. At any rate removal from society is probably the best idea.
PS- i8 perhaps the hoosiers are wondering what's wrong with you? After all Dr. Zira is clearly hotter than Paris Hilton.
One of the more bizarre news stories I have read in a long time.