Mark Marohn says his two daughters became targets of threats and insults after he was

In an exclusive interview with The Times, the 91原创 veterinarian described the fallout from his Dec 10, 2008 arrest for allegedly using an emaciated former racehorse to tow a car from a ditch.

Marohn agreed to be interviewed with the explicit condition that he would not discuss the court proceedings against him, which are still underway.

He says that even though his trial has yet to reach a verdict, he has been convicted many times over in the court of public opinion.

And so have his daughters, who are now 19 and 21.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 really care about me, really,鈥� Marohn says.

鈥淚鈥檝e been through so much crap in my life, I can take this. It鈥檚 my kids. It鈥檚 changed their life, too.鈥�

After the news broke, people began sending threatening messages to both daughters.

鈥淢y kids were getting texts saying they would be killed.鈥�

His youngest daughter was ostracized by the 91原创 pony club she belonged to.

鈥淪he lost all her friends,鈥� Marohn says. 鈥淪he has not been on a horse since.鈥�

And she stopped going to watch equestrian events after she was confronted during one show.

鈥淭hey said, oh, your dad is a vet who tortures animals,鈥� Marohn says.

鈥淜ids can be cruel.鈥�

His oldest daughter ended up dropping out of college and moving east.

She gave up a promising athletic career, but has since managed to re-enter her chosen sport and win a scholarship.

Marohn says he doesn鈥檛 care if people have sympathy for him or not, but his daughters should be off-limits.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 fair to dump it on them.鈥�

Marohn says the 鈥渮ealots鈥� who want his daughters punished are going after the wrong person.

鈥淟eave my kids out and deal with me directly.鈥�

The publicity about the case has also cost Marohn relationships.

鈥淎ll my friends were either horse people or they were colleagues.鈥�

But a few friends have refused to give up on him, he adds.

鈥淸And] I鈥檓 closer now than I鈥檝e ever been to my immediate family.鈥�

He says he wants to clear his name for himself, but also for his daughters.

鈥淚鈥檓 determined to see this thing through,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 want my life back. And my career.鈥�

Marohn says he was offered a teaching job before his trial began.

But when the search committee at the educational institution ran a Google search of his name, the result was a torrent of negative news stories about him.

He pointed out to his prospective employer that he has denied the claims and his trial had not even begun, but they withdrew the offer anyway.

鈥淭hey didn鈥檛 want the controversy.鈥�

It was, he says, 鈥渢rial by Google.鈥�

Even after stories are taken offline by news organizations, he says the giant search engine will continue to post links that have just enough negative details in the online 鈥渟tub鈥� to blacken a person鈥檚 name.

鈥淵ou鈥檒l never get your name back from Google,鈥� he says.

He admits to getting depressed at times, but adds he is feeling more optimistic than he has in a long while.

This Christmas was the first Marohn has celebrated since the 2008 incident.

He spent it quietly at home with his youngest daughter.

鈥淚 still get noticed. I don鈥檛 go out in public much.鈥�

Marohn and his former wife Carol Schoyen-Marohn are each charged with causing an animal to be in distress and failing to provide 鈥渘ecessaries鈥� for an animal.

Her trial was postponed for health reasons until October.

Marohn鈥檚 trial is now set to resume on Feb. 13, when the judge will hear arguments over the prosecutor鈥檚 plan to call two veterinarians to testify as expert witnesses.