A Superior man accused of having sex with a dead deer is scheduled for trial following a status conference Friday in Douglas County Circuit Court.
Bryan James Hathaway, 20, faces one count of sexual gratification with an animal for the Oct. 11 incident.
A motion to dismiss the case because the animal was dead was denied last month by Judge Michael Lucci.
The trial is set for Feb. 13.
The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum penalty of nine months in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.
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If convicted, Hathaway could see that prison term increased up to two years because of a previous conviction for mistreatment of an animal for the shooting death of Bambrick, a 26-year-old horse, in order to have sex with the animal.
