The Devil’s Business:

The Ugly Consequences of Bestiality in Colonial America Resulted in the First Juvenile Execution

“And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.” -Leviticus 20:15

IN AUGUST, 1642, an oblivious Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts man walked into a barn to encounter a teenage boy engaged in a sexual act with a horse.

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Anti-death penalty advocate, cultural archaeologist, “American Grotesk” historyteller and author of 12 books. More at www.dalebrumfield.net.

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Dale M. Brumfield

Anti-death penalty advocate, cultural archaeologist, “American Grotesk” historyteller and author of 12 books. More at www.dalebrumfield.net.