A man has been banned from approaching “any animal with a hoof” after being caught having sex with a horse. Phillip Henry, 34, was caught by an employee at a stables in Dover with his trousers around his ankles as he was “giggling” following the sickening incident. He fled after being caught but was later found thanks to DNA obtained from the mare.
Henry admitted to the crime when he appeared in court last week despite initially denying the charge.
Recorder Bernard Richmond KC granted him conditional bail and said: “You are not to go near any sort of animal with a hoof.
“Be safe, keep away from all animals, that is not part of your order – that is a hint. Off you go.”
It transpired that the horse belonged to Dover councillor and former Mayor Neil Rix, who bought it six years ago for his grandchildren.
He slammed Henry as a “sick b*****d” who “deserves to be castrated”.
“It just sickens me and whatever he gets it won’t be enough. It’s absolutely vile,” he said.
“What frightens me is that it was an adult who caught him, but it could’ve quite easily have been one of my grandchildren.
“He’s scum and needs locking up with the key chucked away.”
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Henry also admitted to possessing a quantity of cannabis at his last court appearance.
The court heard Henry had a previous conviction for sexual assault against a female.
