Former A&E personality Tony McCollister has been court-ordered to stay away from his pets following his arrest last week over shocking sex charges.
The ex-reality star – who previously appeared on the short-lived series Neighbors With Benefits – was taken into custody in Warren County, Ohio on December 23 for both animal and child abuse charges.
A judge has since ordered that McCollister must stay from his two dogs that he allegedly abused – and has also been ordered to not engage in any sexual conduct with his pets, TMZ reported on Monday.
Following his arrest, Sheriff Barry Riley told the outlet that both of his canines were taken in by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and are currently being protected and cared for.
McCollister has been ordered to remain 500 feet away from his dogs, per court documents obtained by TMZ.
The TV personality must also stay away from all animals as well as minor children – and cannot ‘force sexual relations’ that include his minor children and pets.
Former A&E personality Tony McCollister has been court-ordered to stay away from his pets following his arrest last week over shocking sex charges (seen above right on Neighbors With Benefits)
The ex-reality star was taken into custody in Warren County, Ohio on December 23 for both animal and child abuse charges; mugshot taken on December 23
Over the past weekend, it was revealed that McCollister had been arrested on disturbing sex crime charges in the state of Ohio.
He was taken into custody in Warren County and charged with pandering obscenity involving a minor and engaging in sexual conduct with animals, per WLWT.
Prosecutors allege McCollister uploaded child sexual abuse material to his Google account and committed acts involving two dogs he owned.
He was arraigned last week and slapped with a $250,000 bond as the shocking allegations surfaced.
McCollister is now being held in jail ahead of his next court appearance scheduled for December 30.
He already took part in a virtual hearing in court after his arrest in footage per WLWT.
The disgraced reality star was one of the swingers featured on the 2015 series Neighbors With Benefits, which was swiftly pulled after just two episodes following public outrage.
The premise of the A&E show had followed ‘swinger couples’ residing ‘in a suburban community,’ per IMDB.
Following his arrest, Sheriff Barry Riley told the outlet that both of his canines were taken in by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and are currently being protected and cared for
McCollister is now being held in jail ahead of his next court appearance scheduled for December 30; seen above after his arrest per WLWT
The network announced it would no longer air the remaining unaired episodes and quietly shelved the series altogether.
Insiders later suggested a slim chance they could surface online.
Produced by Haymaker, the short-lived series followed several married couples living in an otherwise ordinary Ohio suburb as they explored open relationships.
The show also captured their day-to-day lives as parents, professionals, soccer moms and Little League coaches.
The series premiered on March 22, 2015 on the former A&E network.
‘We got some bad reviews on the first episode and some great reviews on the second episode,’ McCollister told Fox19 NOW back in 2015 after the remaining episodes were pulled.
The series had been focusing on swinger couples – including McCollister and his then-partner Diana. The former couple share three children, according to Us Weekly.
‘We got some bad reviews on the first episode and some great reviews on the second episode,’ McCollister told Fox19 NOW back in 2015 after the remaining episodes were pulled
She had also stated at the time, ‘This is how we swing. We just want to show our side of things because we do feel like we’re happy. We have a great life.’
Diana later added that the lifestyle ‘keeps your marriage exciting. There are no boundaries. We don’t know what we are going to do tomorrow or the next day or the day after.’
McCollister expressed to Fox19 NOW, ‘The lifestyle isn’t for everyone. You’re not going to force your spouse into it and have it end well.
‘There are a lot of negative things that go along with this but it can be a very positive thing if you approach it in an open honest way with open honest communication.’
