A renowned British crocodile expert, Adam Britton, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment successful Australia for sexually abusing dozens of dogs, BBC reports.
Britton, a starring zoologist, was jailed aft admitting to committing bestiality successful a lawsuit that horrified the nation.
The convict, who had worked for BBC and National Geographic productions, pleaded blameworthy to 56 charges related to bestiality and carnal cruelty.
The 53-year-old antheral besides admitted to 4 counts of accessing kid maltreatment material.
The Northern Territory Supreme Court heard that Britton filmed himself torturing the animals until astir each died, and past shared the videos online nether pseudonyms.
His maltreatment went unnoticed for respective years until a hint was recovered successful 1 of his videos, starring to his apprehension successful April 2022.
He was arrested aft a hunt of his agrarian Darwin property, which besides revealed kid maltreatment worldly connected his laptop.
Chief Justice Michael Grant told Britton, “Your depravity falls extracurricular immoderate mean quality conception,” BBC quoted Australian Associated Press.
Including clip already served, Britton could beryllium eligible for parole successful April 2028. He is besides banned from owning immoderate mammals for the remainder of his life.
British croc adept bags 10 years imprisonment for sexually abusing dozens of dogs