British Crocodile Expert Admits Sexually Abusing Dogs, Filming Act

A British crocodile expert admitted to raping and killing dogs, filming the heinous act, and posting it online, as reported by the BBC. Adam Britton, a leading zoologist who works with the BBC and National Geographic, confessed to the Australian court that he tortured dozens of dogs until they died, and all of this was recorded on camera.

Britton also confessed to accessing child abuse material online, among 60 other charges, and is currently awaiting a sentence.

British Crocodile Expert Admits Sexually Abusing Dogs

The judge at the Northern Territory Supreme Court on September 25 warned people to leave the courtroom because the details of the crime were too graphic and could possibly lead to “nervous shock,” according to local media.

According to the prosecutors, Britton has exhibited a "sadistic sexual interest” in animals since 2014. Since then, he has been sexually exploiting his own pets as well as dogs given up by their owners.

51-year-old Britton used to search for people who were hesitantly giving away their pets due to work or travel commitments on the online marketplace platform Gumtree Australia. The prosecutors explained that he would “build rapport” with them to negotiate taking custody of the animals. If they reached out to check on their former pets, Britton would use a “false narrative” or send old photos to the previous owners.

Britton has equipped a shipping container with recording instruments where he abused the animals and referred to it as the “torture room.” He would abuse the dogs in the torture room, film the act, and share the footage online under pseudonyms.

Britton was arrested in April 2022 after the Northern Territory police stumbled upon one such video of Britton torturing the dogs. He will be sentenced in December 2023.

Britton, who had a PhD in Zoology and held academic positions at Charles Darwin University, abused 42 dogs, of which 32 had died in the 18 months prior to his arrest.

Britton has been remanded in custody since his arrest in 2022 and will appear in court in December for his sentencing. He was born in West Yorkshire and grew up in the UK before moving to Australia over 20 years ago to work with crocodiles.

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