23-07-2025
Showjumper and fellow rider, 26, 'had threesome with under-16 girl at his stables before arranging pact of silence'
A showjumper and horse-riding instructor had a threesome with a teenage girl before arranging a 'pact of silence,' a court heard.
Equestrian boss Guy Simmonds, 37, and fellow rider Lauren Jarvis, 26, allegedly plotted the sex session despite knowing the schoolgirl was under 16.
Simmonds called himself 'daddy' in messages to the teenager and would take her to a horse trailer for sex while his own girlfriend was away, a court heard.
Prosecutor James Hartson said the alarm was raised when the victim revealed what had happened and her father alerted police.
Mr Hartson said there had been a 'clear element of grooming behaviour' from Simmonds who had 'no doubt at all' about the victim's age.
He said: 'At all times he knew how old she was and so did Jarvis. The victim told him herself in one of the very first messages she sent him.
'The defendants didn't care about her age when they were planning and engaging in a so-called threesome with the victim.
'They also knew what they did was wrong and they agreed a pact of silence when they got wind she had started to talk about it.'
Cardiff Crown Court heard Simmons messaged Jarvis saying: 'Hey, I have a feeling that she has said about us. If anyone asks for sake of both of us nothing ever happened that night xx.'
Jarvis replied: 'Hey, who's she told? Oh god has she really, what's she trying to do, make our lives hell? Of course I will xx.'
Mr Hartson said Simmons would touch the girl sexually when they were alone at the stables and would take her into a horse trailer fitted with a bed.
They later allegedly had sex in January 2024 when they had a threesome at Jarvis' home which was planned in texts. Mr Hartson said Jarvis was a 'willing' partner in the sex.
Messages read to the jury showed Simmonds asking Jarvis when he should 'pop over' for the threesome.
The court heard Jarvis agreed that it was 'absolutely fine' with her.
In a later message Simmonds checks whether the girl is there yet and said: 'I don't want to turn up at the same time that her mum drops her off.'
In another message the girl messaged Simmonds about the threesome asking him what he would make them do.
Simmonds replied: 'You will both do what daddy says. It will be fun.'
He was advertising his riding school as 'showjumping horse production and sales, coaching and schooling' at the village of Undy, Wales.
The court heard Simmonds told police he did not have any from of sexual contact with the victim.
Jarvis answered no comment to the majority of questions but denied sexual contact with the girl.
The court heard Jarvis claimed any messages about a threesome were 'banter and a wind up.'
Simmonds is accused of six counts of sexual activity with a child and Jarvis faces one charge of sexual activity with a child.
Simmonds, of Undy, Gwent, and Jarvis, of Newport, deny all charges.
The trial continues.
