A 16-year-old boy who was caught having sex with a horse has been spared jail.

A 16-year-old boy who was caught having sex with a horse has been spared jail.

The teenager had hold of the female foal by its tale as he performed the lewd act in a paddock.


Two women who were enjoying a walk were horrified when they stumbled across the teenager on June 5, 2014.




A court heard the youth looked shocked when he realised he had been spotted and sped away on his bicycle.

Police took swabs from the horse’s genital area to obtain bodily fluid and DNA from the teen but no match was found at the time of the offence.


But the youngster was later arrested in March on suspicion of an unrelated matter which led police to matching his DNA to the grim crime.

The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, hung his head in shame as he pleaded guilty to the charge of having sexual intercourse with an animal.

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He was spared prison, receiving a sentence to an an 18 month community order at Leicester Crown Court.

Recorder Adrian Reynolds said: ‘I’m not going to go into the horrible details of what happened on that day, which was a long time ago.


‘I’ve every confidence that, with help, you’ll continue your life in the right direction, having already made progress.’


The court heard two women, aged 17 and 21, were walking in the picturesque Aylestone Meadows nature reserve in Leicester when they saw the teen.


Prosecutor Alan Murphy said: ‘They realised, by the boy’s actions, that he was having sexual intercourse with the foal. They were very shocked.


‘In interview, he admitted the offence, but initially claimed he was forced to do it by a Polish man. He said his “head wasn’t in a good place” at the time.’


The court heard the teen, from Braunstone, Leicester, had ‘severe limitations’ and there had been no further offending.


Matthew Hardyman, defending, told the judge: ‘He has a stable family structure at home and the support of his family.’



He said the teenager was now less isolated and more socialised and was due to start studies this September.