Adam Britton’s offending – which resulted within the deaths of 39 dogs – “may solely be described as grotesque cruelty”, a decide says. Members of the general public, safety employees and reporters have been urged to go away the courtroom earlier than the detailed fees have been learn out.
Tuesday 26 September 2023 08:51, UK
A distinguished British crocodile professional and tutorial has pleaded responsible to 56 fees of bestiality involving the rape, torture and killing of dogs.
Adam Britton tortured and exploited greater than 42 dogs till his arrest in April 2022, Australian media reported.
The 51-year-old zoologist, based mostly in Darwin, Australia, appeared on the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (NT) on Monday the place he admitted the costs – and in addition pleaded responsible to 4 counts of accessing and transmitting little one abuse materials.
Chief Justice Michael Grant mentioned the offending – which resulted within the deaths of 39 dogs – “may solely be described as grotesque cruelty” and urged members of the general public, safety employees and reporters to go away the courtroom earlier than the detailed fees have been learn out by prosecutor Marty Aust.
“These information comprise materials that may solely be described as grotesque and perverse acts of cruelty which is confronting and distressing and which in my evaluation have the potential to trigger nervous shock,” the decide mentioned.
The courtroom heard Britton had a “sadistic sexual curiosity” in animals, and specifically dogs.
As properly as torturing his personal dogs, he additionally sourced animals from unsuspecting pet house owners within the Darwin area.
“He typically constructed a rapport with the canine house owners in negotiating taking custody of their animals, lots of whom needed to reluctantly give their pets away as a result of journey or work commitments,” Mr Aust informed the courtroom.
‘I had repressed it… now I can not cease’
The prosecution mentioned Britton owned a transport container on his property with filming tools and used the house “to torture, sexually exploit and kill dogs”.
He would share movies and pictures of himself sexually exploiting the dogs on on-line boards below pseudonyms.
In one message, he wrote: “I had repressed it. In the previous few years I let it out once more, and now I can not cease. I do not need to.”
One clip was despatched to the NT Animal Welfare Branch and handed on to NT police, and led to his arrest.
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Police seized 44 objects together with computer systems, cell phones, cameras, exterior arduous drives, instruments, weapons, canine paraphernalia and intercourse toys, ABC News reported.
Britton was a senior researcher at Charles Darwin University and in addition labored on BBC and National Geographic productions.
He as soon as hosted Sir David Attenborough whereas the veteran broadcaster reportedly filmed a part of a docuseries on his property.
Britton was remanded in custody till 13 December when he might be sentenced.
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