October 2026

Aaron Maybank admits pony abuse at Sevenoaks riding centre

A man from Kent caught raping a male pony after entering a riding school in the middle of the night has admitted the offence in court.

Aaron Maybank, 35, of Snodland, was exposed after suspicious staff installed CCTV at Bradbourne Riding and Driving Centre in Sevenoaks.

The cameras captured him sexually penetrating the animal on July 5th. Police subsequently arrested and charged him. He claimed to police that he ‘had no idea why he did it’

At Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on October 13, Maybank pleaded guilty to sexual penetration by a person with a living animal.

The court heard that his visits to the stables stretched back months.

Prosecutor Roisin Massey said staff installed cameras because they suspected something was happening to the animals. She told magistrates Maybank had engaged in “concerning behaviour” over three months, with earlier visits on April 9, May 14 and June 15.

Those visits preceded the July offence captured on CCTV.

Defence solicitor Andrew Main requested an adjournment for a pre-sentence report. Magistrates ordered an all-options report before deciding his punishment.

Maybank has yet to be sentenced. The bench retained the case for now but warned it could be sent to the Crown Court for sentencing if necessary.

He was released on bail and is due to return to Maidstone Magistrates’ Court on January 7.