Pervert caught in horse stables told police 'I have an unusual habit'

Shane Taylor-Waters pleaded guilty to trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence and was jailed for 12 months

A pervert who entered a Lancashire horse stables with intent to commit a sexual offence told police "I have an unusual habit" as he was arrested.

Lancashire Police were called by the owner of the stable block in Hapton to say he had caught a man on his property. He had been alerted by a sensor that there was a trespasser on his land.

A court heard how when the owner went to the stables he found Shane Taylor-Waters 'crouched behind his horse'. When the 42-year-old was arrested on suspicion of burglary he told officers: "I’m in an unstable situation. I’ve tried getting medication for it. I’m on licence. I have an unusual habit."