A city man caught engaging in sexual communication with a child was found to have pornographic images of animals on his computer, a court has heard. 

Benjamin Place, 21, of Birkbeck Road, pleaded guilty to three separate charges when he appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court on Friday.

Benjamin Place, 21, pleaded guilty to three separate chargesBenjamin Place, 21, pleaded guilty to three separate charges (Image: Newsquest)

Stuart Cowen, prosecuting, said Place was a former student at Access Creative College in Magdalen Street.

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The court heard that Place was reported to the police after a teacher became aware he was sending messages of a sexual nature to the victim.

Place was said to have formed a friendship at Access Creative College with a pupil who knew him as Blake RamsbottomPlace was a student at Access Creative College (Image: Newsquest)

Police investigated and seized Place's computer, where they found one prohibited image of a child, as well as eight images and one video of a person performing an act of intercourse with a wild animal, namely horses and dogs.

Place pleaded guilty to sexual communication with a child and possessing a prohibited image of a child and extreme pornographic images with animals.

Place will be due back at Norwich Magistrates Court on October 2, this year, for sentencingPlace will be due back at Norwich Magistrates Court on October 2, this year, for sentencing (Image: Newsquest)
Chairwoman of the bench, Catherine Booty, said Place - who has a previous youth conditional caution in 2017 for sexual assault on a child under 13 - will be due back at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on October 2 this year for sentencing.

Police found eight images and one video of a person performing an act of intercourse with a wild animal, namely horses and dogsPolice found eight images and one video of a person performing an act of intercourse with a wild animal, namely horses and dogs (Image: Newsquest)