Some shockingly disturbing news has hit the headlines today; zoologist Adam Britton from Charles Darwin University in Australia has left the nation in shock after confessing to raping and torturing dogs. The 51-year-old researcher has pleaded guilty to 47 counts of animal cruelty and 4 counts of accessing and transmitting child abuse material.
A married zoologist with an academic background, Britton had been sexually exploiting his own two Swiss shepherd pets since 2014. He even set up a ‘torture room’ equipped with recording equipment where he would film himself committing these atrocities before uploading them online for others to see.
His wife Erin – a wildlife ranger who met Prince Harry once – was blissfully unaware of her husband’s deeply disturbing fantasies until now.
An Australian celebrity zoologist famous for his work with crocodiles has pleaded guilty to violent bestiality charges & for disseminating child sex abuse content. The court heard how he tortured & killed dozens of animals after brutally raping them. https://t.co/ZniZ1Af5Mb
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In order to source more victims for his horrific activities, Britton resorted to Gumtree Australia. Here he posed as a caring pet owner looking for ‘new family members’ after claiming that his old dog had died from cancer last year – which hardly ever failed him due to the unsuspecting nature of pet owners across Darwin region who were often reluctantly giving away their pets due to work or travel commitments.
He took advantage of these kindhearted people by building rapport and negotiating taking custody over their animals; if they asked for updates on their old pets he would send them old photos and tell them stories about how well they were doing – all while the reality was far more sinister than anything they could have imagined.
It soon became apparent that this case ran deeper than just animal cruelty when prosecutors told the court that Britton has a ‘sadistic sexual interest’ in animals that he had been exploring through two Telegram accounts titled “Monster” and “Cerberus”.
Through these accounts he discussed his ‘kill count’, sent videos depicting depraved acts against toddlers, and boasted about how easy it was for him manipulate people on Gumtree into trusting him with their beloved furry friends.
When police arrested him at McMinns Lagoon on April 2022 they seized 44 items including computers, mobile phones, cameras, sex toys and dog paraphernalia – confirmation that this man was indeed living out some sick fantasies under the nose of those closest to him without anyone being any wiser until now.
