Phillip Henry: Convicted Dover Paedophile Jailed For Having Sex With Former Mayor's Horse
A 34-year-old pervert and convicted paedophile has been jailed after he was caught having sex with a horse and "giggling" when an employee at a private stable in Dover found him with his pants around his ankles. In 2017, the same man was convicted of sexually assaulting two school girls.
Phillip Henry, 34, of Dover attended Canterbury Crown Court wearing a face mask, sunglasses, a flat cap, and had his hood up to hide his identity from the public when being sentenced for this disgusting sex crime. However, the identity of the pervert was discovered when it came to light that Henry has previous convictions for sex offences involving children.
A stablehand found Henry with his trousers around his ankles having sex with the horse that was owned by ex-mayor Neil Rix.
Henry fled the scene but was later arrested when DNA from inside the horse matched his.
The repeat sex offender initially denied a charge of sexual penetration of a living animal but changed his plea to guilty when he appeared at Canterbury Crown Court in February.
Mr Don Ramble, prosecuting, told the court: "On April 16, 2021, at about 4.30pm in the afternoon, Sarah Irons was working at Longhill Livery in Dover.
"She noticed that one of the horses was missing, and when she looked around the field, it was then that she saw the defendant, (who was) not known to her.
"He was standing behind the horse that was missing from the others, and so Miss Irons went over to investigate, and not long after she clearly saw what was happening.
"The defendant was wearing yellow high-visibility trousers, and these were down by his ankles. He was thrusting back and forth from behind the horse. She did not run away - she instead screamed at the defendant.
"She described in her statement defendant's reaction to being caught having sex with a horse.
"He casually pulled up his trousers, still exposing himself, and then Miss Irons bravely gave chase and ran towards the defendant.
"He then began running away. She pursued him by a nearby field but he was too fast and he managed to escape.
"She then notified the owner of the horse, a Mr Neil Rix, who had the wherewithal to immediately call his vet to attend - specifically so swabs could be taken."
Jailing him for eight months, Judge Douglas Marks Moore described Henry's actions as "beyond contemplation - reprehensible, appalling, disgusting."
He added: "In my judgement there is sometimes an offence of such a nature that courts must mark society's disapproval and abhorrence.
"And in my view this is such a case."
The court heard about Phillip Henry's previous sexual convictions.
In 2015, he was handed a police caution after being caught making indecent images of children, including three category A - the most serious kind.
In 2017, he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl within a few weeks of each other.
The question now, is an eight month prison sentence for such a prolific sexual offender, who is clearly a danger to the public enough? Public opinion appears to say no.
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