A South African man, currently living in Portstewart admitted to having sex with an animal when he appeared in front of Newry Crown Court.
The 43-year-old, Garth Michael Williams also pleaded guilty to 2 charges of possessing extreme pornography, 10 charges of distributing indecent images of children and 17 charges of possessing/making indecent images of children. All of these offences are said to have happened between October 2011 and April 2014.
Mr Williams was remanded in custody after submitting his plea and will be sentenced in May.