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Man appears in Derry court over indecent behavior involving a horse

Riding school’s field could be investigated as part of this curious case’s defense

ANTOINETTE KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 7:45 AM

Updated Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 7:45 AM

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Derry man accused of indecent behavior with a horse

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A Derry man is pleading not guilty to allegations that he committed a lewd act with a horse in a riding school’s field.

According to reports in the Irish Independent, Robert McLaughlin (64) from Maghera, Derry, is accused of engaging in indecent behavior with a horse.

The exact act was not specified but it had previously been mentioned in court as an act that was lewd and criminal.

Now council members of the riding school in Derry are considering a legal request to have a field inspected by the defendant in order to support his case.

McLaughlin denies the accusations, alleged to have taken place on the 11th May 2011. He is currently on bail awaiting trial.

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Curitiba | May 02, 2012, 05:34 PM EDT

must be something to do with the Derry air.

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GeorgeDillon | May 02, 2012, 02:43 PM EDT

Was that horse's name BytheBay by any chance?

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like2tweet | May 02, 2012, 08:58 AM EDT

A horse's ass for sure

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IrelandNorth | May 02, 2012, 08:38 AM EDT

Was the horse in the photo above the victim of this random act of beastality? Is it a stallion or a mare? Is it above the age of consent? And since we're reminded yet again that the offence took place in another jusridiction, was the horse a Catholic or a Protestant? An Irish Catholic/ nationalist/republican or a Northern Irish Protestant British nationalist/unionist/loyalist? Could be a along time unravelling this pas-de-deux. And with intra-national implications too!

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littlefoot1947 | May 02, 2012, 04:06 AM EDT

What would ever make him think his "winker"was as big as a horses'? What a joke, instead of putting him in jail they should have taken him to a shrink.

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mandrake | May 01, 2012, 11:51 PM EDT

At least the horse has a smug expression, where's the post-coital cigarette?

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peterson | May 01, 2012, 08:56 PM EDT

This gives a new meaning to "Horsing Around. I hope he get a real kick out of this !!

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mandrake | May 01, 2012, 07:56 PM EDT

Was this bloke a de-frocked priest?

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Bythebay | May 01, 2012, 05:06 PM EDT

Fastest, not Irish! He's in Northern Ireland, not Ireland. Two different countries.