Police Arrest Gresham Man for Sexually Abusing his Pit Bull

(GRESHAM, Ore.) - Gresham Police Department say they arrested a man for 200 counts of sexual assault of an animal, and 200 counts of aggravated animal abuse.

Special Agent Austin Wallace with the Oregon Humane Society, says 20-year old Brandon Vongthongthrip was lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center on 1.5 million dollars bail.

"Authorities first learned of Mr. Vongthongthrip's criminal activity when an anonymous caller contacted investigators at the Oregon Humane Society," Wallace said.

"Special Agents from the Humane Society worked closely with Gresham Detectives to locate the suspect and rescue the victimized animal."

Wallace explained that investigators located key evidence when they discovered numerous photographs posted on the internet of Mr. Vongthongthrip sexually abusing his dog, an eight year-old Red Nose American Pit bull named Rocky.

"During an interview Mr. Vongthongthrip admitted to assaulting Rocky over 400 times. This abuse occurred over a five year period. Rocky was removed from the residence by Multnomah County Animal Control and will undergo an examination and treatment for his injuries in the following days."

Vongthongthrip has no prior arrests, according to Wallace, nor does he have a history of mental illness, he has been a life-long resident of East Multnomah County, and currently resides in Gresham with his mother and her fiancé.

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amber ard September 3, 2015 10:06 pm (Pacific time)

I stated to someone that he needs to be shot....but his response was even better.....nah he need to go to prison so he can be "rockied"!!!!!😠

gp September 14, 2010 12:11 am (Pacific time)

1. people who abuse animals are sometimes found to go on to torture humans too. 2. what is the purpose of publishing this story other than sensationalism?

SMH September 13, 2010 1:02 am (Pacific time)

@TAMARA HOW IS HE A DANGER TO SOCIETY AND YOUR OTHER COMMENT IS JUST SO WRONG KARMA WILL GET U!!! @ EUGENE ITS "THROW" NOT "THROUGH", MAYBE I SHOULD "THROW" YOU BACK INTO SCHOOL and TO EVERY ONE ELSE YOU DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY BUT ONLY FROM WHAT YOU HEAR ON TV and THE PAPERS, DID U EVER THINK THERE'S TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY.

Eugene March 7, 2010 3:07 pm (Pacific time)

Through him in Prison and tell the inmates what he did they will take care of him he deserves to be punished.

jane May 24, 2009 4:27 am (Pacific time)

this is one of the most sick and horrible story i have read!! He deserves atleast 5-10 years in jail.

Ben May 16, 2009 2:35 pm (Pacific time)

I hope this piece of garbage has had his shots, poor dog. The bail is too high, he needs to be in public where we can laugh at him every day of his miserable life.

typingisnotactivism May 16, 2009 6:12 am (Pacific time)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!

**** May 6, 2009 1:30 pm (Pacific time)

LEAVE HIM ALONE F***!!!!!!!!

bellabull May 3, 2009 4:37 pm (Pacific time)

no prior history of mental illness..well now there is obviously a sicko..poor dog

jimmy May 3, 2009 2:11 pm (Pacific time)

"investigators located key evidence when they discovered numerous photographs posted on the internet" - just another example of how far law enforcement has to catch up with technology. Maybe if they were doing more active searching for cases like this as opposed to making right wing comments in support of their fellow officers commiting acts of violence agains innocent citizens, this freak would have been caught long ago.

Henry Ruark May 3, 2009 1:56 pm (Pacific time)

Longtime heard about f/t/d, but this is first actual report ever encountered...dare I ask his political association, if any ??

Daniel May 3, 2009 11:28 am (Pacific time)

The real question is , did the dog consent ! Sorry i had to add that .

Arc Dome May 3, 2009 2:08 am (Pacific time)

So...was this guy the pitcher or the catcher?

Tamara May 2, 2009 5:23 pm (Pacific time)

K#@ll him.

This guy is a danger to society.

Editor, Maybe so Tamara, but you can't suggest that OK? Let's all stay above the board. Perhaps you suggest the death penalty? That you can say. I know this is a sad and terrible story.

gp May 2, 2009 3:05 pm (Pacific time)

nothing new under the sun (we got syphilis from sheep)except the 1.5 million dollar bail, you would think he was Madoff not a nutcase.

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