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Jun 25, 2025

Court docs: Man accused of sexually abusing girl, locking her in dog cage

Disturbing details about a man in Wyoming, accused of locking a teenage girl inside a dog cage. Since Barry Bendenkop's arrest on those charges a month ago, there are new allegations of sexual assault

Disturbing details about a man in Wyoming, accused of locking a teenage girl inside a dog cage.

Since Barry Bendenkop's arrest on those charges a month ago, there are new allegations of sexual assault against that same victim going back more than 10 years.

On May 24, 60-year-old Bedenkop was arrested on child endangerment charges. Police say he forced a teen girl into a dog kennel as punishment. The victim said he did this at least once a month for the last two years. The victim said she was not allowed to come out until she got permission from Bedenkop.

Bedenkop is also accused of threatening to kill the victim's dogs. In court documents, investigators say he admitted to putting that victim in a closet. He was indicted on those charges on June 4th.

During that investigation, that same victim told investigators more disturbing details. The victim said Bedenkop sexually abused her since 2013 when she was just 5-years-old.

He's accused of tricking the young girl into sex acts by saying it was a 'game' and said it happened numerous times over the years.

Then, Bedenkop is charged with raping her when she was 12-years-old in 2020. The indictment on those charges was handed down just last week.

Bedenkop remains booked in the Hamilton County Jail on a $150,000 bond on the latest sexual assault charges. A judge ordered a no-contact order as part of that bond.

He has an arraignment scheduled on the latest round of indictments on Friday.