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Reality TV swinger admits child porn and animal sex — but wants trial for allegedly raping girl, 5

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Reilly, P. (2026, September 30). Reality TV swinger admits child porn and animal sex — but wants trial for allegedly raping girl, 5. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/reality-tv-swinger-admits-child-porn-and-animal-sex-but-wants-trial-for-allegedly-raping-girl-5/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Patrick Reilly
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Tony McCollister, a former cast member of A&E’s reality show "Neighbors with Benefits," has pleaded guilty to child pornography and sex with animals but is contesting charges that he drugged and raped a 5-year-old girl. Authorities discovered his involvement in illegal activities during a six-month investigation which included finding explicit material involving children linked to his IP address, as well as videos of sexual conduct with dogs and disturbing text messages between him and Erica Lynne Grove, his partner and co-defendant who was convicted last week on lesser charges. Both are scheduled for sentencing in November.
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Tony McCollister, who appeared on A&E’s short-lived reality show "Neighbors with Benefits", pleaded guilty in Ohio to 13 counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving minors and four counts of sexual conduct with animals. However, he denied charges related to allegedly drugging and raping a 5-year-old girl and requested a trial for these accusations. The couple was arrested in December when authorities discovered explicit child-related materials linked to McCollister’s IP address. During the six-month investigation, officials found disturbing videos of the couple engaging with dogs sexually and thousands of graphic text messages exchanged between them. Police also uncovered evidence suggesting they had drugged and raped a young girl under 6 years old, with WLWT confirming the victim was 5 years old at the time. Grove faced separate charges and was convicted last week for endangering a child and gross sexual contact.

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A&E Ohio WLWT the Warren County Sheriff’s Office

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McCollister PERSON · 4× Ohio GPE · 3× Grove PERSON · 2× WLWT ORG · 2× A&E ORG · 1× Erica Lynne Grove PERSON · 1× Tony McCollister PERSON · 1× the Warren County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 1×

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Tony McCollister, who appeared on A&E’s short-lived “Neighbors with Benefits,” was arrested in Ohio in December along with his partner, Erica Lynne Grove, when authorities discovered explicit material involving children linked to his IP address.
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🔮 He is additionally charged with drugging and raping a child, which will go to bench trial.
2026-09-30 · New York Post
Reality TV swinger admits child porn and animal sex — but wants trial for allegedly raping girl, 5 · assertive framing

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A depraved Ohio pervert who starred on a reality show about swingers has pleaded guilty to child porn and sex with dogs — but wants to go to trial for allegedly drugging and raping a 5-year-old girl. uncertain
who → star → girl
Tony McCollister, who appeared on A&E’s short-lived “Neighbors with Benefits,” was arrested in Ohio in December along with his partner, Erica Lynne Grove, when authorities discovered explicit material involving children linked to his IP address. asserted
authorities → appear → address
During a six-month investigation, officials uncovered a horrifying video of the couple engaging in sexual conduct with two dogs, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office said in February. asserted
Office → uncover → February
They also found thousands of disturbing, graphic text messages exchanged between the couple — as well as evidence that they drugged and raped a young girl who was under 6 years old, police said. asserted
police → find → girl
WLWT said the girl was 5 at the time. asserted
girl → say → time
McCollister pleaded guilty to 13 counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor and four counts of sexual conduct with an animal, WLWT reported. asserted
WLWT → plead → animal
He is additionally charged with drugging and raping a child, which will go to bench trial. asserted
which → charge → trial
Grove was convicted last week of gross sexual contact and two counts of endangering a child, but found not guilty of rape. asserted
Grove → convict → rape
She also previously pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual conduct with an animal. asserted
She → plead → animal
Grove’s attorneys argued that the twisted text messages she and McCollister sent were just fantasy, while prosecutors alleged they showed actual abuse. asserted
they → argue → abuse
Both are scheduled to be sentenced in November. asserted
Both → sentence → November
McCollister briefly starred in “Neighbors with Benefits,” which only aired two episodes in 2015 and followed the lives of swingers in an Ohio neighborhood. asserted
which → star → neighborhood
McCollister was portrayed as the leader of the swinger community who aimed “to recruit new neighbors to join their freewheeling lifestyle,” according to one episode description. uncertain
who → portray → description
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