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A drunk who claimed he had been raped by a dog was yesterday jailed for
12 months by a judge. Martin Hoyle, 45, was arrested by police after a passing
motorist and his girlfriend found a Staffordshire bull terrier, called Badger,
having sex with him at the side of a road in Highgate, North London.
Prosecutor Ben Crosland said the couple had stopped to help because they thought Hoyle was being attacked by the animal. But when they got closer they saw that he had his trousers round his ankles, was down on all fours and the dog was straddling him from behind.
"The defendant mumbled something about the dog having taken a liking to him," said Mr Crosland. "The couple were extremely offended and sickened by what they saw."
Another passing motorist contacted the police and Hoyle was arrested as he walked with the dog down the road. Hoyle, of Finchley Road, Highgate, told police
"I can't help it if the dog took a liking to me. He tried to rape me."
He repeated the rape allegation at the police station and added
"The dog pulled my trousers down."
Hoyle, who has had a long-standing alcohol problem, was jailed for 12 months after he admitted committing an act which outraged public decency. His barrister said Hoyle had no memory of the incident because of his drunken state, but was now very remorseful and incredibly embarrassed. Jailing him, Judge Alistair McCallum told Hoyle
"Never before in my time at the bar or on the bench have I ever had to deal with somebody who voluntarily allowed himself to be buggered by a dog on the public highway. Frankly it is beyond most of our comprehension. It is an absolutely disgusting thing for members of the public to have to witness."
Police dogs in the US are being given metal teeth to improve their bite. The titanium false teeth are designed to make their bite stronger and to make it less likely a suspect will escape.
Many Alsatians break their teeth during training and fitting false teeth is cheaper than training a new dog.
The teeth cost around £400 each - a bargain compared with the £6,800 it costs to obtain and train a new dog. Around 600 dogs a year are being equipped with the new teeth.
Jim Watson, secretary of the North American Police Work Dogs Association, said: "The four big canines are what you see first when a dog opens its mouth or bares its teeth. So, having metallic canines will draw a person's attention and scare them more.
"If the dog is barking and someone sees the sunlight sparkling on his metal teeth, it may encourage the person to back down."
Civil rights groups have expressed alarm at the trend, The Sunday Telegraph reports. Emily Whitfield, of the American Civil Liberties Union, said:
"Innocent bystanders and witnesses to crimes have been attacked by police dogs by mistake.
"It's bad enough being chased by a dog with just an ordinary set of teeth. Metal fangs just up the ante and seems to us to be overkill."
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