A Case of Statutory Ape?
"A 45-year-old Fort Collins mother is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy who also was part of a group that enjoys dressing up as animals," the Denver Post reports. Richael Michels's husband told the Colorado Department of Human Services "that his wife might be having an improper online relationship with a teen-aged boy," according to an affidavit:
He also told investigators she had "recently become involved with a group known as 'Furries,' who dress up like animals and have social gatherings online and in person."
Members of the group gave statements to police after the woman's affectionate, sometimes intimate behavior with the teenager at Furries gatherings, called "furmeets."
According to the arrest affadavit, Michels is friends with the boy's mother. The boy told investigators Michels "even made a comment about the irony of (his) mom trusting her as a mentor . . . and the whole time she was having sex with him."
It's almost enough to make you wonder if these "furries" are anything more than a bunch of weirdos.
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