A man has admitted to assisting his girlfriend to have s3x with a dog and causing unnecessary suffering to the animal.
Graham Marshall, 38, and his partner performed the s3xual act on a dog called Charlie on a regular basis.
On Thursday, October 3 at the Sheffield Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting a female person to have s3xual intercourse with a dog.
He also pleaded guilty to one offence of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, ‘namely regularly subjecting him to habitual sexual activity’ including ‘inappropriate physical handling of the dog’.
And he admitted another offence of failing to ensure the welfare of the dog in that he ‘failed to protect him from pain and suffering caused by habitual s3xual activity’.
Marshall also pleaded guilty to one count of voyeurism and three counts of possessing extreme pornographic images relating to sexual acts involving a ‘dead/alive animal’.
He admitted seven counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children of Categories A, B, and C.
He pleaded not guilty to one count of making indecent photographs of children of Category C. Category A is the most serious.
His co-accused Paige Reaney has not yet entered any pleas to the charges she faces.
She is accused of ‘causing or allowing’ sexual intercourse with a dog.
The charge is said to relate to sexual activity alleged to have occurred on ‘no fewer than five occasions’.
She is also charged with one offence of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, ‘namely regularly subjecting him to habitual sexual activity’ including ‘inappropriate physical handling of the dog’.
And she is further accused of failing to ensure the welfare of the dog and one count of possessing extreme pornographic images relating to sexual acts involving a ‘dead/alive animal’.
Judge Sarah Wright released Marshall on conditional bail ahead of his next court appearance on December 12, 2024.
His co-accused is due to appear in court on November 28, 2024.
