A 58-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with four counts of having sex with a horse.
Peter Coulby, of Hillingdon Drive, Ilkeston, appeared before magistrates in Derby yesterday afternoon.
He was charged with four counts of having intercourse with a living animal between February 1 and June 6.
Coulby also faced four counts of possessing extreme pornography on June 5.
Police were called to a property in Breaston Lane, Risley, on June 6 following reports of a man acting suspiciously in a field.
A man was arrested nearby.
Coulby was granted bail and will appear at Derby Crown Court again on January 21.