Jail Jonathan Rottie Ford for sexual abuse and bestiality.

  • by: terry holt
  • recipient: Prosecuting Attorney - Pope County

An Arkansas man running a dog rescue out of his home was arrested and accused of “engaging in a sexual act with an animal,” police said.


Jonathan Ford, 32, was booked on a bestiality charge after an investigation into the Pope County man’s “I Love Lucy Pet Rescue” operation. Ford wrote on his website that he would take in abandoned and abused pets and help “find foster homes and permanent homes for animals in need” in rural Arkansas.

He faces two counts of bestiality, one count of conspiracy to commit commercial burglary and 15 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing material depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, records show.

A female communicating online with Ford told the Pope County sheriff's office June 9, 2015, that Ford mentioned having sex with dogs and had sent pictures of the acts. The female's age was not released.
Authorities were not able to identify Ford in the photos provided by the female but said a dog seen on his Facebook account resembled a dog photographed.
While executing a search warrant, authorities found child pornography on Ford's electronic devices. Ford had indicated to the sheriff's office that such images, as well as photos of bestiality, could be found on the devices, according to an affidavit.
I Love Lucy Pet Rescue is registered in Ford's name, according to a filing dated May 19, 2015, in the secretary of state's office. The business was listed as being in good standing as of Tuesday.
Pope County Circuit Judge William Pearson, after the defense’s notice of intent to rely on mental disease or defect, ordered March 7 that a mental evaluation be conducted, according to a court document.
In a letter dated March 23, the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Behavioral Health Services requested more time for the mental evaluation.

Ford remained in custody at the Pope County jail Tuesday afternoon in lieu of $150,000 bond, records show. He was initially booked about 3:35 p.m. June 26, 2015, according to the jail.

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