Three Guernsey residents have been sentenced for a series of sex crimes including sexual activity with a dog.
Peter Beau Leigh (73) has been sentenced to two years and ten weeks in prison for a number of sexual offences including the possession of extreme pornography, animal cruelty crimes, and telecommunication offences.
Ian Chatting-Tonks (63) and Elaine Pasquier (67) received 220 and 170 hours of community service respectively, for their crimes which also involved the dog.
Judge Catherine Fooks described the offences as “shocking and revolting”.
She banned all three from owning or working with dogs for ten years.
The trio, originally charged with the crimes last August, appeared in court yesterday.
Leigh and Chatting Tonks were first dealt with by the Royal Court.
Leigh was jailed for two years for a number of sexual offences which can’t be detailed and telecommunications offences, while Chatting Tonks received 120 hours of community service for telecommunication offences.
The pair were then sentenced by the Magistrates Court, alongside Pasquier, for the offences involving the dog. Leigh and Pasquier were also sentenced for indecent behaviour in public places.
Crown Advocate Chris Dunford said the offences before the Royal Court included the distribution of stories involving bestiality, and a series of photos from 20 years ago retained and sent without prior consent of a victim referred to as Ms B.
These images showed a 16-year-old topless, on a boat off of Guernsey’s coast and were originally taken by Leigh who later sent them to Chatting-Tonks. He then forwarded them to Ms B along with a photo of his genitals.
She reported this to police and Leigh and Chatting-Tonks were arrested.
This led to their devices being searched which revealed a number of other crimes including evidence of an illegal sexual relationship involving Leigh, and an hour long homemade video which included Chatting-Tonk’s dog, both of the men, and Pasquier.
Due to the nature of some of the crimes Express is unable to print specific details, however Judge Fooks had warned those in court at the start of every session that they may have found the content of the case “graphic, distressing or offensive”.
The courts heard that the three defendants were all “previously of good character”.
Defence Advocates requested leniency in sentencing, argued that their loved ones would suffer from any prolonged imprisonment. Leigh and Pasquier both act as carers for family members while Chatting-Tonks has multiple sclerosis.
For Leigh, Advocate Peter Ferbrache referenced his client’s “differing morals” which he said “may be far from the norm”.
The trio were given credit for entering guilty pleas at the earliest opportunity, and for “fully co-operating with law enforcement and the courts”.
The court’s sentencing power was hindered by the rules and procedures of the court due to the age of the crimes.
The indecent behaviour charges for Leigh and Pasquier date back to incidents beginning 11 years ago, and the animal cruelty crimes specifically date back to 2018 prior to more recent legislation being passed.