A man has admitted possessing extreme pornography involving sexual acts with a tortoise.

James Owen, 30, from Llanfechell, Anglesey, also pleaded guilty to having an indecent image of a child in the most serious category of child sexual abuse.

A Metropolitan Police investigation into another paedophile led police to Owen, who had received a category A child abuse photograph, Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court heard.

His electronic devices were seized from his home, uncovering four pictures and 24 videos of a person performing sexually with a live animal.

Owen was told he must now register with the police as a sex offender, after being released on bail.

He is due to be sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court in October.