A convicted paedophile pensioner, Terence Bennett, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting his pet dog after a neighbour saw him abusing the animal through a gap in his curtains.
Terence Bennett, 67, was arrested after the passer-by was alerted to ‘sickening’ cries of pain from the canine, Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court heard.
A neighbour said: “I heard an animal in pain, it wasn’t normal, I have got a dog and if I was to here a cry like that I would be straight outside.”
“It was chilling, an awful noise.”
The ‘anxious’ Staffordshire bull-terrier and rottweiler cross called Ali was revealed to have suffered injuries from the sexual assault by Terence Bennett and was given to the RSPCA.
Terence Bennett was found guilty by District Judge David Robinson who said it was a ‘serious offence’.
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