Reality TV Personality Pleads Guilty To Bestiality, Slew Of Heinous Sex Crimes

By Leena Nasir

Former reality TV star Tony McCollister pleaded guilty to 13 counts involving sexual content and four counts of sexual conduct with an animal.

McCollister entered guilty pleas Sept. 28 while still facing allegations that he was involved in drugging and raping a five-year-old child in Ohio, according to People.

McCollister appeared on the A&E reality series, “Neighbors with Benefits.”

Former Reality TV Personality Tony McCollister Pleads Guilty to Bestiality While Facing Child Rape Charges https://t.co/pvqeq9X6kw

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The former reality TV personality is facing four counts of rape, five counts of gross sexual imposition, three counts of endangering children, and one count of corrupting another with drugs, according to People.

McCollister was arrested in December.

Earlier court documents alleged that he uploaded child sexual abuse imagery and engaged in sexual conduct with two dogs he owned, according to WLWT.

McCollister’s case also involved Erica Grove, a woman he had a relationship with at the time.

Grove was found guilty of two counts of gross sexual imposition and two counts of endangering children in September.

Tony McCollister is standing trial for the alleged rape and drugging of a young child, less than a week after his alleged accomplice Erica Grove received a verdict of her own.https://t.co/9Sxwi6e6Ay pic.twitter.com/NUiOpylEgT

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Judge Robert Peeler found her not guilty of four counts of rape and one count of corrupting another with drugs, according to WLWT. (RELATED: ‘Eat Pills Every Day’: Pete Davidson Reveals Depths Of His Addiction)

McCollister appeared with his wife on the 2015 reality series “Neighbors with Benefits,” which followed the lives of swingers. The show drew backlash and was canceled after just two episodes.

His remaining charges will be decided in a bench trial, according to People.