Man caught with second wife on Facebook pleads not guilty to bigamy
Mar 23, 2012, 6:11 AM | Updated: 7:13 am
A Pierce County corrections officer was ordered to report to the jail in Tacoma to have his fingerprints and photograph taken, but Alan O’Neill was released without bail after pleading not guilty Thursday to bigamy.
Prosecutors charged him after his first wife learned through Facebook that he had remarried without getting a divorce. Facebook suggested the women might want to “friend” one another because of a connection to O’Neill.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist says O’Neill’s first wife saw a picture of the other woman with her husband next to a wedding cake.
“It’s been a few years since we’ve seen a bigamy case,” said Linquist. “Most people find that one spouse is sufficient.”
The News Tribune reports the 41-year-old who was charged earlier this month is on unpaid leave from his job.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
