Archive · 2 Oct 2026
British Teen Pleads Guilty to Attempted Sexual Act With Pony
A 19-year-old British man named Thomas Mikaelson appeared in court.
He admitted trying to commit a sexual act involving a pony.
The pony was named Cheeky and lived at a farm near Huddersfield.
The incident was said to have happened in August 2025.
Mikaelson denied some separate trespass allegations.
The judge said he might receive a prison sentence.
The farm’s management said the incident affected the property and its operations.
Mikaelson was released on bail and will be sentenced on November 17.
Thomas Mikaelson, 19, pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to attempting a sexual act involving a pony.
The alleged incident occurred at Gledhill Farm in Almondbury near Huddersfield in August 2025.
Mikaelson pleaded not guilty to a separate charge involving reckless trespass to commit a relevant sexual offence.
He also denied another trespass offence allegedly committed at the same farm in June.
The judge said jail was possible, granted bail, and scheduled sentencing for November 17.
- Who
- Thomas Mikaelson, 19, and the management of Gledhill Farm are central to the case.
- What
- Mikaelson pleaded guilty to attempting to allow sexual penetration by a living animal and denied separate trespass allegations.
- When
- The main alleged incident occurred in August 2025; a separate trespass allegation concerns June 2025, and sentencing is scheduled for November 17.
- Where
- Gledhill Farm in Almondbury, on the outskirts of Huddersfield; proceedings took place at Leeds Crown Court.
- Why
- The case concerns allegations that Mikaelson attempted a sexual act involving the farm’s Shetland pony, Cheeky.
- Defendant
- Thomas Mikaelson, 19
- Court
- Leeds Crown Court
- Farm
- Gledhill Farm, Almondbury
- Animal
- Cheeky, a Shetland pony
- Main plea
- Guilty to attempting to allow sexual penetration by a living animal
- Other allegations
- Mikaelson pleaded not guilty to one trespass-related charge and denied another trespass offence
- Next hearing
- Sentencing is scheduled for November 17