Llanharan horse sex abuser Corey Coleman sentenced in court
Geraint Richards, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, said despite suffering "serious injuries", including to his back, in June, it was not long before Coleman was "back at the stables".When asked by stable owner Alex Hill about his injuries, Coleman suggested that "one of the stallions in the yard had attempted to mount him".
This prompted him to check CCTV footage from 15 July that showed Coleman "teasing and arousing" a horse.Footage from 27 June - the date he was injured - and 29 July also showed similar incidents, but the court heard it was hard to establish the details of what exactly was happening.Mr Richards said the stables were "quite busy" and there were often "children in the vicinity" outside and it was likely the abuse had gone on "for many months".
Daniel Mags, defending, admitted it was a "very unusual case", and Coleman found it difficult to discuss the incidents because of his "embarrassment".He added his client had already suffered an "element of instant karma" following his injuries and accepted he had "an unhealthy interest" in horses.Coleman was previously involved in an equine events organisation, but had "destroyed any future career of that nature" and was now having counselling.
The court heard the abused animals - stallions Benny and Bear and a mare called Nala - were "fit and healthy upon examination".Chairman of magistrates Jeffery Edwards said Coleman committed "numerous offences over a prolonged period of time" but there was a "prospect of rehabilitation".Coleman was also disqualified from owning, keeping or transporting horses, or participating in their keeping, for five years and ordered to pay costs of £474.
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