Accrington Web - A funny lot in Yorkshire

Extract from the Yorkshire Evening Post:

A drunk who claimed he had been raped by a dog was yesterday jailed for
12 months by a judge. Martin Hoyle, 45, was arrested by police after a
passing motorist and his girlfriend found a Staffordshire bull terrier,
called Badger, having sex with him at the side of a road in
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Prosecutor Ben Crosland said the couple had stopped to help because
they thought Hoyle was being attacked by the animal. But when they got
closer they saw that he had his trousers round his ankles, was down on all
fours and the dog was straddling him from behind.

"The defendant mumbled something about the dog having taken a liking to
him," said Mr Crosland. "The couple were extremely offended and
sickened by what they saw." Another passing motorist contacted the police and
Hoyle was arrested as he walked with the dog down the road.

Hoyle, of East view, Marsh, Huddersfield, told police "I can't help it
if the dog took a liking to me. He tried to rape me."

He repeated the rape allegation at the police station and added "The
dog pulled my trousers down." Hoyle, who has had a long-standing alcohol
problem, was jailed for 12 months after he admitted committing an act
which outraged public decency.

His barrister said Hoyle had no memory of the incident because of his
drunken state, but was now very remorseful and incredibly embarrassed.

Jailing him, Judge Alistair McCallum told Hoyle "Never before in my time at the bar or on the bench have I ever had to deal with somebody who voluntarily allowed himself to be buggered by a
dog on the public highway. Frankly it is beyond most of our
comprehension. It is an absolutely disgusting thing for members of the
public to have to witness."