Shocking news that a prominent crocodile expert in Australia’s Northern Territory pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of horrific animal abuse.

As the Daily Mail reports, 51-year-old Adam Robert Corden Britton tortured and sexually abused more than 42 dogs, from 2014 until last year in April, where he was arrested.

He admitted his guilt

The 51-year-old, who used to work at Charles Darwin University, pleaded guilty to both heinous crimes against animals entrusted to him by his owners, as well as trafficking in child pornography. According to the Daily Mail, the descriptions given in court yesterday are too shocking to recount, noting that the 51-year-old’s actions led to the deaths of 39 dogs.

“The defendant had a sadistic sexual interest in animals and especially dogs,” said the prosecutor.

He approached pet owners through classified ads

As well as torturing his own animals, Britton advertised to unsuspecting pet owners in the Darwin area, gaining their trust and convincing them to entrust their dogs to him when they themselves were unavailable. In fact, Britton had sent the dog’s former owner a reassuring message, which read that “Wolfe has adjusted well, is eating with appetite and enjoying her new home.” However the dog had already been raped and tortured to death by the deranged man.

He was posting videos online

The former academic, who once invited the legendary David Attenborough to give a talk at the University where he worked, posted videos of him abusing dogs on perverted forums using a pseudonym.

Last year, one of these videos was sent to an animal welfare organization in the Northern Territory, who then forwarded the footage to the Police. Britton was arrested in April 2022 and has remained in custody since then. The man’s sentence will be announced at a new hearing on December 13.