A renowned zoologist has pleaded guilty to dozens of sickening charges including animal cruelty, bestiality and possession of child exploitation material.
Darwin crocodile expert Adam Robert Corden Britton, 52, was unmasked as the serial animal abuser in the Northern Territory Supreme Court on Monday.
His name had previously been suppressed from the public due to the depravity of his crimes, which threatened his right to a fair trial, the NT News reported.
Britton pleaded guilty to 60 charges, including the torture, rape, and killing of at least 39 dogs.
The court heard he referred to the animals as “f–k toys”, raped puppies and operated a nightmarish “torture room” on his property in McMinns Lagoon, half an hour outside Darwin.
Chief Justice Michael Grant excused Sheriff’s officers and permitted security guards to wait outside the courtroom, sparing them from hearing the full details of the heinous crimes.
“The facts contain material describing acts that can only be described as grotesque perversity and cruelty, which are both confronting and distressing and which, in my assessment, have the potential to cause nervous shock,” Justice Grant said.
Britton held a Ph.D. in zoology and held the position of Senior Research Associate at Charles Darwin University.
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