PHOENIX (CBS5) -
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has issued a third warning to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster, asking him to self-police their content in the wake of another bestiality case traced to the popular website.
Arpaio said deputies became aware more than a year ago people were using Craigslist to communicate with others who have interests in bestiality. Six suspects have been arrested and convicted in three separate investigations.
In the letter, Arpaio tells Buckmaster, "You must act to stop these people from soliciting such degrading and illegal sexual liaisons." [Click here to read all three letters (PDF)]
In the most recent case, a Mesa man was arrested Aug. 13 on suspicion of utilizing online classifieds website Craigslist to try to procure a dog for sexual gratification, the fourth such case in just more than a year.
Investigators say James Naylor, 47, faces a felony bestiality charge after he was arrested by deputies after a two-month investigation, Arpaio said.
Arpaio said Naylor, who is married with one child, used Craigslist as a means for soliciting sex from an undercover sheriff deputy K-9, according to Arpaio's office. Deputies said they responded to an ad posted by Naylor on Craigslist in June.
Sheriff's detectives said Naylor admitted he used Craigslist to connect with dog owners who would consider offering their pet canines to perform sexual acts with him.
Earlier this month, Shane and Sarah Dae Walker, of San Tan Valley, were sentenced to probation and ordered to stay away from animals after trying to use Craigslist to find a dog for the woman to have sex with.
In July 2011, a former Phoenix middle school music teacher and a Mesa handyman were sentenced to two years of probation in a similar case.
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