(US/il) Former UIC gymnast found guilty of animal cruelty

[AnimalConcerns.org]

A Cook County judge today found a former UIC student and standout
gymnast guilty of felony animal cruelty for pouring boiling water on
his dog because he was angry the dog had urinated on the floor.

Kyle Voissem, 21, faces from probation up to three years in prison
when he is sentenced in May by Criminal Courts Judge James Obbish.

According to prosecutors, Voissem was boiling water to make macaroni
and cheese for dinner at his home in the 1700 block of South
Desplaines Street in mid-October 2011 when he saw Byron -- his 1
½-year-old mountain cur mix -- urinate on the floor.

Voissem threw the scalding water at the pup, causing second-degree
burns over 50 percent of its body and third-degree burns on its neck,
prosecutors said.

After the Anti-Cruelty Society lodged a complaint against him,
Voissem, who is from West Allis, Wis., was arrested two months after
the incident and charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty.

That prompted numerous animal-rights groups to start online petitions
and lobby the Cook County state’s attorney’s office for upgraded
charges. Voissem was charged with felony aggravated cruelty to animals
in January 2012.

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