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A man sexually abused a boy and filmed his wife having sex with their pet dog. Kieran Parkinson, 36, has been jailed after he discussed raping and assaulting children in chats with his wife Mary.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Parkinson, from Haydock, groomed the child with promises of paying him cash and performed a sex act on himself as the youngster watched, the Echo reports.
The court also heard that an investigation into the couple had revealed that the husband had messaged the victim on social media 'asking him to play footsie' and that Mr Parkinson had offered him money in exchange for sex acts.
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On another occasion, the court heard the 36-year-old stood rubbing his private parts in the boy's presence for several minutes. Mr Parkinson denied this had been sexually-motivated, and claimed that he had actually been 'itching himself.'
Steven Swift, prosecuting, described how a stash of videos of women having sex with animals were also found on Parkinson's phone. This included one 'lengthy' homemade clip showing his partner engaged in sexual activity with the family dog.
Simon Christie, defending Kieran Parkinson, told the court that his client had been 'badly assaulted' during his seven months on remand in prison. He added that 'seven months in custody' for a person 'inexperienced with that' had 'a significant effect'.
Parkinson - who has no previous convictions and appeared via video link to HMP Liverpool - was found guilty of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and causing a child to watch a sexual act after a trial. He admitted three counts of possession of extreme pornographic
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