A pervert told police he had an 'unusual habit' after being found crouched behind a horse in a stable.
Shane Taylor-Waters, 42, was caught by the owner of the stable block after he was an alerted to the fact there was a trespasser on his property.
Police attended the stable in Hapton, near Burnley, following the incident at about 12.40am on May 16 of last year.
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After being arrested on suspicion of burglary, Taylor-Walters told officers: “I’m in an unstable situation. I’ve tried getting medication for it. I’m on licence. I have an unusual habit.”
When Taylor-Waters was further arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty, he said: “I thought about doing it. Then thought better.”
Taylor-Waters, who has previous conviction for sexual offences involving animals, added: “I went there with the intention of doing it. I went in the stable and sat there for five minutes and didn’t do anything. Then the man came out and caught me.”
Taylor-Waters, of no fixed address, was jailed for 12 months at Burnley Crown Court after pleading guilty to trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.
DC Leigh Palfreeman, of Lancashire Police's Burnley CID, said: “This was an extremely sinister offence. Thankfully Taylor-Waters was interrupted before he could take his worrying behaviour any further.”
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