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An American student has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a pregnant horse.
Steven Lee Snyder, 18, from Fairfax County, Virginia, was allegedly seen on CCTV sexually assaulting the animal at a stable in Phuket, Thailand, on February 5 and again on March 10.
He appeared to be holding a smartphone in his right hand while touching the horse's genitals with the other on the popular holiday island.
Shocked owners Chatcharoj Lek-Awut, 50, and his wife Prapada, 43, said they discovered the assault when they returned from a trip on Sunday and the filly, named Angun, was in distress.
Police officers found the student on Monday evening and in excruciating scenes, used Google Translate to ask him what he had done.
They then frogmarched him to his father, Sean, and showed him the surveillance video of the alleged attacks.