Aug 10 2024, 08:43 PM, updated 2y ago
A former BBC zoologist and renowned crocodile expert, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison in Australia for committing heinous acts of animal cruelty.
Adam Britton, 53, who was born in West Yorkshire and later moved to Australia, was found guilty of 56 charges related to the torture and sexual abuse of dozens of dogs on his rural property.
In a Darwin Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, Britton received a sentence of 10 years and five months, with a non-parole period of six years, retroactively applied from his April 2022 arrest.
The judge, Chief Justice Michael Grant, described Britton's actions as "inconceivable depravity" and imposed a lifetime ban on him owning or being around any mammal-type animals.
Before delivering the sentence, Justice Grant warned those in the courtroom of the disturbing details of Britton's crimes, which involved "grotesque cruelty toward animals".
However, his double life came to light after an anonymous tip-off led authorities to discover his horrific acts.
Britton's offenses, which began in 2014, involved the sexual abuse of his own pet dogs, Ursa and Bolt, in a secret "torture room" on his property in McMinns Lagoon near Darwin.
He continued these acts until his arrest in 2022, after videos of his crimes were shared online. The videos, which Britton distributed under pseudonyms, were used to encourage others to commit similar offenses.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/193362...st-adam-britton
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