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A man was caught on camera carrying out a sex act in public while holding a bird against his legs.
David Lee, 40, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the herring gull, an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. It has been branded as 'one of the most unusual' cases by a Magistrates judge.
CCTV footage played in court showed Mr Lee, of Roker Avenue, Sunderland, kneeling down in an alleyway at around 1am, with the animal between his legs. He is seen pulling his pants off and appearing to masturbate with the bird close to his groin area while watching pornography on his phone before kicking the bird away and walking off, reports DevonLive.
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Prosecutor Lesley Burgess said: "At around 1am the defendant was seen chasing a gull down the road. The second piece of footage sees the defendant chasing the same bird down the road. In the third piece of footage, the defendant has a different bird in his hand. It is a smaller bird. You see the defendant with the bird in his arms and he goes a short space down the road.
"It is clear from the CCTV footage that the defendant is masturbating. The defendant places the bird close to his groin and in between his legs. He goes back to his phone and continues with the act."
She continued: "He pulls his trousers up and gives a kick to the bird. He picks up his phone and starts to walk off."
The court heard that the defendant's phone was later taken by police and found searches for porn sites. Annalisa Moscardini, defending, said Lee had some history of mental health issues.
Chair of Magistrates, Kay Gilbert, adjourned the case for sentencing and said: "I have to say that as an experienced Magistrate, this
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