Trial Postponed In Bestiality Case

A Harford County Public Schools behavioral specialist accused of having sex with her family dog was expected go to trial Wednesday, but the trial was instead pushed back to October.

Stephanie Mikles, 46, of the 1500 block of North Bend Road in Jarrettsville, was indicted in April on a charge of unnatural or perverted sexual practice, online court records show.

A jury trial in the case is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 21 in Harford County Circuit Court.

The charges were leveled against Mikles after investigators found 12 photographs that showed her having sexual intercourse with the family's Labrador Retriever. Assistant State's Attorney Lisa Marts told the judge that investigators believe Mikles' husband took the photographs of her and the dog.

The photographs were found after police seized the files while investigating allegations of sexual abuse of a minor and child pornography made against Mikles, Marts told the court in July. No evidence of sex abuse or child pornography were found.

Mikles, a behavioral specialist with Harford County Public Schools, was moved to a non-instructional position at the central office when the school learned she was under investigation, Teri Kranefeld, manager of communications for the school system, told ExploreHarford.com. She was ultimately placed on administrative leave without pay after her indictment, Kranefeld told ExploreHarford.com.