Andrew Wright, of Foxborrows Avenue, appeared at Guildford Crown Court for sentencing on Monday (September 29).
Judge Robert Fraser heard that Wright had stored thousands of pornographic images on his computer, including hundreds depicting extreme child pornography and inappropriate images of animals.
The 57-year-old faced three counts of sexual assault on children under the age of 13.
He was also charged with three counts relating to the possession of more than 600 indecent images of children – including the very young and sexual acts involving his own pets.
One of his victims was abused in March this year, and following Wright’s arrest on Wednesday March 19 a second victim came forward claiming he abused her two years ago.
Judge Fraser told Wright: “This was a gross breach of trust and you caused enormous damage to these girls to fulfill your own sexual needs.
“Not only was there a physical impact and harm but also, of course, long-term mental impact too. It does not seem to me to be a coincidence that both girls were of a similar age and it is very clear you have had a sexual interest in young children and animals for some years. It caused a great deal of damage to the girls who have got to live on and find a way of coping in the future.”
The court was told how Wright used his pets to lure one of his victims to the bedroom of his flat on the two consecutive days he abused her.
On both occasions the girl was allowed to play with a dog, which was kept in the bedroom, and Wright would instigate the abuse by sitting on the bed next to her and asking for a hug.
The second victim said he had touched her inappropriately two years before and she had to stop him from going further. She had been too scared to tell anyone what had previously happened until the other young girl had reported Wright.
Following his arrest in March and the confiscation of his laptop, Wright was arrested again on Wednesday July 30.
Indecent images of children and animals were found among the 4,000 pornographic pictures stored on his hard drive.
More than 100 images, including one video, were of the most seriously indecent nature involving children and animals.
Another 500 images and videos were classed as indecent. The court heard some involved his own pets.
Wright was told he would serve half of his sentence in custody due to the guilty plea, which he submitted early on in the case.
Michael Hillman, defending, told the court before sentencing that Wright was sorry for what he had done.
He said: “He pleaded guilty at the earliest stage possible and would have done so if possible at the plea and case management hearing on Monday July 14 had the other investigations not been ongoing.
“He is sorry for what he has done and what he has put these victims through. He does not know why he has a fascination with animals and children, and he is ashamed. He has also accepted that he requires help and hopes to complete a sexual offenders’ treatment programme.”
(Get Surrey - Oct 1, 2014)
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