Bestiality Among Sexually Violent Predators

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Table 1

Characteristics of SVPs With and Without History of Bestiality, 2003–2017

Variable	SVPs with No History of Bestiality	SVPs with History of Bestiality	Statistical Analysis
Gender			P = .1488^{^a,^b}
Male	1210 (99.6)	32 (97.0)
Female	5 (0.4)	1 (3.0)
Race			X² = 23.7362; P < .0001
Caucasian	450 (37.0)	26 (78.8)
Non-Caucasian	765 (63.0)	7 (21.2)
Marital status			X² = 2.4703^{^b}
Single, never married, or other	784 (64.5)	23 (69.7)
Divorced	238 (19.6)	8 (24.2)
Married/separated	193 (15.9)	2 (6.1)
Victim of childhood sexual abuse			X² = 8.3907; P = .0038
Yes	232 (19.1)	13 (39.4)
No	983 (80.9)	20 (60.6)
History of nonsexual animal abuse			X² = 23.9918; P < .0001
Yes	46 (3.8)	7 (21.2)
No	1169 (92.6)	26 (78.8)
Commitment offense			X² = 3.6503^{^b}
Rape	452 (37.2)	10 (30.3)
Sexual battery	399 (32.8)	9 (27.3)
Carnal knowledge	123 (10.1)	3 (9.1)
Other	241 (19.8)	11 (33.3)

Data presented as n (%). SVPs with no history of bestiality: n = 1,215; SVPs with history of bestiality: n = 33.
↵a P value derived with Fisher exact test.
↵b Not significant.
SVP = sexually violent predator

Table 2

Other Problematic Sexual Behaviors of SVPs

Variable	SVPs with No History of Bestiality	SVPs with History of Bestiality	Statistical Analysis
Child sexual abuse	468 (38.5)	21 (63.6)	X² = 8.5059; P = .0035
Genital exposure	114 (9.1)	4 (12.1)	P = .5449^{^a,^b}
Necrophilic acts	0 (0)	2 (6.1)	P = .0007^{^a}
Voyeuristic acts	31 (2.6)	1 (3.0)	P = .5804^{^a,^b}
Possession of child sexual abuse material	5 (0.4)	1 (3.0)	P = .1488^{^a,^b}

Data presented as n (%). SVPs with no history of bestiality: n = 1,215; SVPs with history of bestiality: n = 33.
↵a P values derived with Fisher exact test.
↵b Not significant.
SVP = sexually violent predator