A twisted Texas \u201cfurry\u201d will spend two decades in the slammer for molesting a minor at a fetish-filled convention \u2014 and commissioning disturbing art of his animal persona having sex with the victim.<\/p>\n
Joseph Ray Robertson, 37, pleaded guilty to transporting a minor for sexual exploitation after he brought the victim to Atlanta for a 2024 gathering of adults who dress up as cartoon animals<\/a>, often for fetish purposes.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile at the convention, Robertson sexually abused the child by engaging in acts that would constitute child molestation and sodomy under Georgia State law,\u201d the US Attorney\u2019s Office for the Eastern District of Texas said.<\/p>\n Joseph Ray Robertson, 37, was sentenced to 20 years for abusing a minor at a furry convention. Eastern District of Texas<\/p>\n Robertson\u2019s furry costume \u2014 a red and white fox. Eastern District of Texas<\/p>\n Robertson also bought sex toys and commissioned artwork depicting the victim having sex with his \u201cfursona:\u201d<\/a> a red and white cartoon fox, according to photos obtained by NBC 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNot one person in that convention contacted the authorities to protect the child,\u201d said US Attorney Jay R. Combs. \u201cThis defendant\u2019s actions were depraved and absolutely justify every day of the imposed 20-year sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n Robertson, who hails from Frisco, will remain under lifetime supervision even after serving his sentence.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, furry culture is still running wild across the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n Furries take part in a fuzzcon parade on February 21, 2020, in Malmo, Sweden. TT News Agency\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n A line of people in furry costumes. Texas lawmakers unsuccessfully tried to ban furry activities from schools in 2025. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n