A pervert who was caught on CCTV camera raping a horse on a farm attempted to hide the evidence by setting the surrounding bushes ablaze.

The man whose name has not been disclosed, lit a cigarette and smiled after the shameful act.

However, when he noticed the CCTV camera, the man reportedly set fire to the bale of hay on which it was resting; in a desperate move to destroy all evidence.

Unfortunately for him, other cameras reportedly captured the him igniting the inferno near the oil-rich city of Ufa, west Russia.

It took firefighters a lot of effort to bring the inferno under control.

For reasons not yet known, the footage has not been made public despite the arson attack and a police investigation.

With the help of the CCTV footage, officers identify and arrested him on suspicion of arson and may face further charges of abusing an animal.

Further reports also suggest that his girlfriend who could not withstand the embarrassment, jilted him.