Anabolic steroids have been so demonized that they have apparently become the drug of choice for criminals to blame for their depraved and despicable behavior. The latest criminal to invoke the “dumbbell defense” is Lonnie Ted Crabtree.

Defense attorney Michelle Temmell said his client is a former pilot and has a relatively clean previous criminal record. She said the charges began when he started taking steroids while participating in kick boxing.

Crabtree said when he started taking steroids the drug changed him mentally leading to obsessive compulsive behavior.

What did Crabtree allege that anabolic steroids caused him to do?!

Crabtree went online and started contacting people in chat rooms. He was very selective, and ended up having an extended conversation with 15-year-old “Brooke.” Police say Crabtree told “Brooke” that he pays $100.00 an hour for girls to have sex with him.

He then sent “Brooke” a picture of himself, and asked if they could meet that day to engage in sexual intercourse. Crabtree even offered to pay her $130.00 an hour since she was a virgin. 15-year-old “Brooke” agreed to meet him at a local fast food restaurant in Walton, Kentucky.

The sexual predator fled the country to Costa Rica where he taught children English and martial arts for the past six years. He was apprehended after police received a tip based on an America’s Most Wanted episode.