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What is “paraphilia,” a condition suffered by a British dog rapist?

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“Worst animal abuser in the world” faces conviction

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An unsuspecting crocodile expert and zoologist made headlines last year after it was revealed that he was responsible for one of the worst cases of animal cruelty in Australian history.

The crime that earned 53-year-old Adam Britton the title of “world’s worst animal abuser” involved filming himself abusing, raping and killing dozens of dogs and puppies.

He appeared in court this week for sentencing, with his defense claiming he suffered from “paraphilia” throughout the time the crimes took place.

Britton’s defense cites paraphilia

Paraphilia is a disorder characterized by intense sexual fantasies about unusual objects, situations, or behaviors.

Accordingly WebMDMost paraphilias are rare and occur about 20 times more frequently in men than in women.

While some of these disorders are associated with aggressive behavior, others are neither aggressive nor harmful.

Some paraphilias, including pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, sadism and frotteurism, are considered criminal offenses.

Britton’s charges include sodomy and child abuse

The case was adjourned for further psychiatric assessment and is scheduled to resume on August 8.

Britton faces up to 249 years in prison for crimes he committed between 2020 and 2022, but many suspect they date back to 2014.

The Briton has pleaded guilty to 60 counts of zoophilia, animal cruelty and possession of child abuse material.

Torture videos shared on Telegram

To carry out his sadistic crimes, he used a shipping container on his property, which he called a “torture chamber.” There, he filmed himself sexually exploiting and then beating to death dogs he had found for free on the Internet.

Over the course of two years, he purchased 42 dogs through Gumtree, promising their previous owners that he would give them a “good home.”

He didn’t even spare his own white Swiss Shepherd dogs, Ursa and Bolt.

The videos were later shared on Telegram to connect with like-minded perpetrators.

Protesters demand death penalty for Britton

The law finally caught up with him when an online detective identified Britton and alerted police, who raided his Darwin home a month after the vicious videos were posted.

44 items, including computers, telephones, cameras, external hard drives, tools and weapons, were confiscated by the police.

They also discovered over a dozen files containing child abuse material on one of his laptops.

Protesters called for the death penalty for Britton, even though Australia abolished the death penalty in 1985.

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