Farm hand who admitted having sex with a donkey after he 'got carried away' is jailed

A farm hand who admitted having sex with a donkey has reportedly been jailed after requesting to spend time behind bars.

Gideon D. Swartzentruber, 21, was convicted in November after admitting sexual gratification with an animal in Wisconsin, USA, local news reported.

At the time of the offence he is said to have told investigators his "privates were out of control", adding that he "got crazy and carried away".

According to the Marshfield News Herald, Swartzentruber admitted initiating a "brief sexual encounter" with a female donkey while working in a barn in September.

He was reportedly caught by the animal's owner and charged, entering a guilty plea.

A judge is said to have allowed Swartzentruber to avoid a nine month jail sentence and $10,000 fine, sentencing him instead to a year of probation, counselling and a $443 fine.

But the Marshfield News Herald reported that he returned to court last week and asked a circuit judge to jail him.

The judge is reported to have complied with the request, sentencing Swartzentruber to 30 days behind bars.

The defendant represented himself in court. It is not clear why he asked to serve time in prison.