A former Angus animal sanctuary worker has escaped jail over a haul of vile extreme bestiality porn.
At Forfar Sheriff Court today Mark Findlater received a three-year Community Payback Order, which will include a ban on the accused keeping any animal.
Findlater’s home computer was found to be packed with disgusting pictures and videos depicting extreme acts between adults and dogs, cows, pigs and horses.
The 28-year-old was snared after staff at the animal centre where he worked found a link to a bestiality website on his computer after Findlater had left the facility.
Police obtained a search warrant for his rural home and uncovered over 1,000 images and 400 videos of adult males and females involving permutations of sexual acts involving horses, dogs, pigs and cows.
Findlater, of Mains of Coul Cottages, near Forfar, previously admitted an indictment of possessing the disgusting material at his home address between March 2011 and November 2013.
At court today he was made subject to the CPO which will also include participation in the Tay Project for sex offenders.
Sheriff Gregor Murray said: “The choice for me is between a relatively brief prison sentence and a bespoke community order. The former would serve little purpose.”
Full details of the case in The Courier on Friday.
