[Gateway] Themis Matsoukas, a 64-year-old professor of chemical engineering at Penn State University, has found himself in the eye of a storm following a series of disturbing allegations.Matsoukas, a ’highly respected’ engineering professor, displayed signs of panic when Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) officials arrived at his home to execute a search warrant earlier this month.
During the encounter, the professor made a desperate statement to the rangers. "I’m done, I’m dead, you don’t understand, I do it to blow off steam," Matsoukas was quoted as saying in an affidavit referenced by WTAJ news outlet.
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His distress escalated to the point where he implored the authorities to shoot him. "What do I have to do to get you to shoot me? I need to die," Matsoukas pleaded.
This move came after allegations surfaced that he was caught on a trail camera engaging in sexual acts with his dog in a parking lot near Rothrock State Forest in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.