Metropolitan Police Bestiality Sex Offender George Patmore, identified as a ‘porn addict,’ is acquitted after disseminating bestiality photographs and conspiring to assault a dog sexually.
Metropolitan police officer George Patmore was acquitted on three charges of producing indecent images of minors during a trial; however, he had previously confessed to disseminating images of bestiality and deliberating his intentions for sexual acts with a dog.
A Metropolitan Police officer, addicted to pornography and involved in a sadistic bestiality group chat to organise the molestation of a dog, has avoided incarceration. George Patmore, 32, received a 15-month suspended sentence at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, September 17, after confessing to disseminating indecent material related to photographs and texts depicting the sexual abuse of dogs.
Prosecutor Terence Woods stated that Patmore had an interest in extreme pornography but was found in possession of indecent photos of minors on his phone, which he ‘inadvertently’ obtained while seeking bestiality content. The zoophile acknowledged disseminating obscene articles but was acquitted of three charges of producing indecent photos after informing a jury that he was unaware of their presence during a trial in July.
The inquiry commenced after law enforcement executed a search warrant at George Patmore’s familial residence in July 2022, confiscating a mobile device that included 123 explicit pornographic photographs and videos. Detectives discovered Patmore utilising the Kik messenger application, where George Patmore actively participated in group chats focused on extreme pornography and bestiality from May 2020 to June 2022, as presented in court.
Mr Woods said George Patmore sent multiple images of humans and dogs engaged in sexual activity ‘of various types. This was followed by exchanges from the members about their desire to abuse one member’s pet dog.
“It appeared on the face of conversations the defendant was making plans to engage in sexual activity with another participant’s pet,” added Mr Woods.
George Patmore, then a police constable with the Met’s North East Command Unit, was arrested and interviewed but did not comment. He also refused to provide a PIN, extending the length of the investigation by some months. Police also discovered an image of a teenage girl engaged in sexual activity with a dog, but George Patmore was acquitted for this image after his trial.
During the three-day trial, reported by the Evening Standard, George Patmore tearfully conceded he had a sexual interest in bestiality. But he insisted he never looked for images of people under 18. He was questioned about the photos in his possession and search times like ‘old man orgy with young teen’, but he told the jury he was never taken to sites with images of young teens.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mr Woods explained the charge of publishing an obscene article could be compared to possessing extreme pornographic images, which carries a maximum of two years in prison, but, due to the distributive nature of the offence, the maximum sentence under the Obscene Publications Act was up to five years.
Defence counsel Rebecca Hadgett conceded that the distribution aspect made it ‘a more severe matter’ but said that George Patmore was ‘genuinely remorseful’ and had shown insight during his interview with the probation service. She also highlighted Patmore’s progress with Sex Addicts Anonymous, where he has been in recovery from porn addiction for two years.
Calling for a suspended sentence, Ms Hadgett said it was ‘not a victimless crime’ but asked the judge to consider the effect of immediate custody on Patmore’s two young daughters, who he still sees once a week.
Mr Woods also called for a Criminal Behaviour Order to ban Patmore from owning a pet. Still, Ms Hadgett insisted the disturbing plans had only ever been ‘fantasy chats’ and that the order would be ‘redundant’.
Lunatic Judge Gregory Perrins said he had read the chats where George Patmore discussed meeting with people ‘to have sex with their dogs’. He remarked that publishing the images on the chat was ‘significantly more serious’ than simple possession.
He also noted George Patmore had denied getting gratification from the images, which, the judge said, was ‘at odds’ with the messages in the chat.
“This offence is aggravated by the fact you were a serving police officer at the time,” said the judge, adding: “The public should expect the highest standards from police officers… and not to engage in sort of the depravity involved in distributing this material. Though I accept it was not connected to your behaviour, it does undermine public confidence, and you would have known that.”
Judge Perrins said the custody threshold was ‘crossed’, but he accepted a realistic rehabilitation prospect. The judge said he would have had ‘absolutely no hesitation’ in sending George Patmore to jail if he had committed the offences while on duty.
George Patmore was sentenced to 15 months of suspension for 18 months, during which he had to complete the Horizon sex offenders programme, 35 days of rehabilitation activity requirement, and 200 hours of unpaid work. The judge declined to make the Criminal Behaviour Order, which means Patmore can own a dog.
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