British crocodile expert who raped and tortured dogs cries over 249-year prison sentence – World News

A British crocodile expert who raped, tortured and killed dogs cried in court today and now faces a life sentence in prison.

Adam Britton admitted 60 charges including animal cruelty and animal abuse committed inside a shipping container last year. He was seen raping, torturing and killing dogs in sickening footage he made himself. He now faces up to 249 years to life in prison in Australia as the trial was adjourned again today, to the fury of animal rights activists.

The 53-year-old was born in West Yorkshire and has a degree in zoology from the University of Leeds and a PhD from the University of Bristol. He pleaded guilty to more than 60 counts of animal cruelty. He had managed to keep his crimes secret until police were tipped off about his disgusting activities.

Last year, Britton, a senior researcher at Charles Darwin University, was charged with eight counts of zoophilia, four counts of possession and distribution of child abuse material and 37 counts of aggravated animal cruelty.

LeedsLive reports Britton’s lawyers said he suffered from “paraphilia” during the two years in which the crimes occurred, a disorder in which a person has intense sexual fantasies about objects, places or situations that are considered atypical.

As this condition was discussed in court, Britton could be seen wiping a tear from his face as a security guard handed him tissues. The case was adjourned pending a psychiatric report and is scheduled to resume on August 8.

Presiding Judge Grant described the details as “confronting and disturbing,” dismissed security personnel and police officers from the courtroom and said those listening to them could experience “negative psychological reactions.”

Britton had worked for many years in Australia at a wild crocodile sanctuary called Big Gecko, selling footage of the animals to the BBC and National Geographic. He was a frequent social media user sharing images of his animals.

Over the course of two years, Britton managed to get 42 dogs from Gumtree before brutally torturing them, often taking pets from unsuspecting families who couldn’t keep their dogs.

Britton once described seeing children crying as he walked away with their dogs. These animals were tortured, raped, or killed in his home and a shipping container on his property between 2022 and 2022. He also abused his two white Swiss Shepherd dogs, Ursa and Bolt.

He even posted the video on Telegram for other perpetrators. In one message he wrote: “I had repressed it. In the last few years I let it out again and now I can’t stop. I don’t want to.”

An online detective identified Britton and called police, who searched his home in Darwin. They seized 44 devices and tools from his house and found files on his computer containing child abuse cases.