Mitch Beiro
Mitch Beiro, also known as Sekmet and Bojo888 (full Mitchell Rene Beiro;[1] born September 10, 1965),[1] also known as Sekmet, is a greymuzzle furry artist with a love for Minerva Mink and other cartoon females. He resides in Tucson, Arizona, USA, and was once part of the Tucson Mob. His fursona is a rat.[2]
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[edit] Fandom involvement
Mitch attends most furry conventions across the U.S.A. He creates elaborate pop-up art when doing sketchbook commissions, and three-dimensional layered foam-core sculptures. His art has been published in Huzzah, Wild, and several other publications.
He was a guest of honor at ConFurence 11 (2000). He married Minerva Mink at a joke wedding during ConFurence 12.
[edit] Controversy
Mitch Beiro was arrested on October 3, 2012 following an eleven-month investigation by Tucson detectives of the Tucson Police Department, as part of a wider investigation into the online sharing of child sexual abuse images through peer-to-peer internet networks via an unsecured WIFI connection.[3][4]
As stated in October 3 articles, the police found Mitchell Beiro "to have “thousands” of computer files depicting child sex exploitation".[3] He "is being charged with 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor."[4] Additionally, "Detectives also found out in the investigation that he was part of an unreported child molestation case in California."[4]
[edit] Sentencing
Mitch Beiro was sentenced in February 19, 2013, to 10 years in prison and lifetime probation.[5] Beiro pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor under the age of 15.[6]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Inmate Lookup ("B" surnames) on the Pima County Sheriff's Department website. (Retrieved October 8, 2012)
- ↑ Mitch Beiro's profile on Fur Affinity. Retrieved February 19, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Police: Tucson security guard found with thousands of child-sex files in Arizona Daily Star October 3, 2012. (Retrieved October 7, 2012)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Security guard arrested for child sex abuse images Tucson News Now October 3, 2012. (Retrieved October 7, 2012)
- ↑ Mitchell R. Beiro's profile on the Arizona Department of Corrections website (Retrieved February 24, 2013)
- ↑ Sex offender sentenced to prison and probation article on the online version of the Arizona Daily Star (Retrieved February 19, 2013)
[edit] External links
- Bojo888 on deviantART
- Mitch Beiro on FurAffinity (SFW)
- Sekmet on FurAffinity (NSFW)
- Mitch Beiro on Facebook