Man jailed after having sex with a goat
Robert Newman, 23, launched the night attack on the animal in a barn in Devizes in Wiltshire.
North West Wiltshire Magistrates’ Court in Chippenham was told the goat needed treatment for injuries sustained during the assault.
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Hide AdNewman, of Devizes, admitted having sex with a living animal between April 5 and 16 this year, contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Magistrates yesterday jailed Newman for six weeks for the offence after hearing a victim impact statement from the goat’s owners.
The attack happened when Newman was the subject of a suspended sentence for burglary.
Defending, Anne Ellery told the court Newman’s actions were a “symptom of isolation rather than depravity”.