A YORK man allegedly forced two different women to have sex with his father, a jury was told.
On a separate occasion, son Philip Nigel Coates and father Raymond Coates watched the younger of the women in a sexual act with an animal, William Lowe QC claimed at Leeds Crown Court.
He was opening the prosecution against Philip Coates, 56, of Ascot Way, Acomb, who denies four charges of procuring women for sex and one of inciting a woman to commit a serious sexual act with an animal. Mr Lowe alleged that Raymond Coates helped his son get a new car and buy a house after the father had sex with the older woman on two occasions more than 17 years ago.
She feared that the son would hit her and also feared for the safety of her young child if she did not agree to the sex acts. The barrister alleged that more than 13 years ago, both men used threats against the younger woman to make her have sex with the father and that both men wanted her to pose for pornographic photos, but she refused.
On a separate occasion, despite her reluctance, they involved her in the animal sex incident while they watched and she heard a comment that "people would pay to watch that sort of thing".
Some considerable time later, the barrister alleged, a man called Peter Hatfield heard Philip Coates talking about the animal sex incident. After his arrest, the son denied the incident had taken place and denied accusations about forcing women to have sex with his father. The trial continues.
Updated: 11:48 Wednesday, July 16, 2003
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