Teenager admits trying to have sex with Shetland pony named Cheeky

Dressed in a light-grey suit jacket paired with light-grey Hollister jeans, Thomas Mikaelson, 19, made his first appearance at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday (Picture: MEN Media)

A teenage boy has admitted trying to have sex with a Shetland pony called Cheeky.

Thomas Mikaelson, 19, covered his face as he appeared at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to allow sexual penetration by a living animal.

It relates to an incident at Gledhill Farm in Almondbury, near Huddersfield, on August 24 last year.

The pervert denied another charge of recklessly trespassing to commit a relevant sexual offence.

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