Following a number of delays, a man accused of bestiality has elected to be tried by a judge.
Seth Christian made the decision in Vernon Court Thursday, June 25.
He was charged with bestiality in March following an alleged incident at a Vernon equestrian centre.
The incident reportedly involves the alleged assault of horses in the BX area, on Jan. 24.
The professional training facility released surveillance images of a break-in suspect who was alleged to have also assaulted several horses.
A man was arrested in relation to the incident on Jan. 26 and then released from custody pending further investigation, the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP confirmed.
Born in 1991, Christian was charged March 25 and has made several court appearance since.
Christian is scheduled to be back in court July 20 to fix a trial date.