WARREN COUNTY, Ohio — A former actuality TV star going through bestiality and little one sexual abuse materials costs in Warren County had his pets seized as a part of an investigation.
Tony McCollister, 43, of Union Township, is charged with pandering obscenity involving a minor, a felony, and sexual conduct with an animal, a misdemeanor. He waived his proper to a preliminary listening to Tuesday in Warren County Court docket, and his case was certain over to a Warren County Widespread Pleas Court docket grand jury for evaluate.
McCollister starred within the 2015 present “Neighbors with Advantages” alongside together with his then-wife, Diana, about {couples} embracing a swinger life-style in Hamilton Twp. Viewer backlash led A&E to cancel the present after solely airing two episodes.
McCollister was taken into custody Dec. 23 — the identical day the case was filed and a warrant for his arrest was issued. He stays held within the Warren County Jail on a $250,000 cash-only bond, in response to jail and court docket data.
He was ordered to not have contact with anybody youthful than 18 or any animals.
Warren County Sheriff Barry Riley stated deputies seized two canines, which “are being exceptionally cared for.” He declined to launch what led to the investigation into McCollister or when it was opened.
In line with a felony grievance, on or about Nov. 23, McCollister “knowingly possessed and uploaded little one sexual abuse materials to his Google account” and “knowingly engaged in sexual conduct with two canines owned by Tony McCollister.”
The lawyer who represented McCollister in Warren County Court docket, Andrew Brenner, didn’t instantly return a message searching for remark.
