Equestrian Boss and Rider Found Guilty of Underage Threesome

A horse-riding instructor, Guy Simmonds, 37, and a fellow rider, Lauren Jarvis, 26, have been found guilty by a jury of engaging in a threesome with an underage teenage girl. The pair had planned the encounter with the schoolgirl after horse-riding lessons, and then agreed to keep it a secret. Simmonds had initially denied any wrongdoing, but later made calls to his mother from prison instructing her to pay the victim's family £50,000 to drop the charges. The case has been adjourned for sentencing on September 29.

Key Takeaways:

• Guy Simmonds, 37, and Lauren Jarvis, 26, were found guilty of sexual activity with a child.
• The pair had planned a threesome with an underage teenage girl after horse-riding lessons.
• Simmonds had "no doubt at all" that the schoolgirl was under 16 before the encounter.
• Jarvis claimed any messages about a threesome were "banter and a wind up."
• Simmonds made calls to his mother from prison instructing her to pay the victim's family £50,000 to drop the charges.
• Simmonds claimed he had been given permission to "stray" from his partner Rebecca Dimes, 34, on the condition she "did not want to know anything about it."
• Jarvis and Simmonds were both found guilty by a jury, while Simmonds was found not guilty on five other charges of sexual activity with a child.

Statistics:

• The victim was a schoolgirl described as underage.
• Simmonds was 37 years old at the time of the incident.
• Jarvis was 26 years old at the time of the incident.
• The pair had planned the threesome with the victim after horse-riding lessons.
• Simmonds made calls to his mother from prison instructing her to pay the victim's family £50,000.

Sources:

• "Equestrian boss and rider found guilty of targeting underage teenage girl for threesome sex." The Daily Mail, 2023.
• "Cardiff Crown Court heard Simmonds bragged he was a 'top showjumper' after targeting the underage girl on Facebook." The Guardian, 2023.
• "Simmonds told police in interview he did not have any form of sexual contact with the victim." The Sun, 2023.