Who is Adam Britton, 'The Monster of McMinns Lagoon'?

Even those who knew him best had no clue crocodile expert Adam Britton was torturing dozens of dogs to death.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersAdam Britton: The ‘monster’ animal abuser who hid in plain sightBBCAdam Britton (centre) pictured with Sir David AttenboroughFrom the outside, Adam Britton seemed like a passionate – albeit quiet and nerdy – advocate for animals.

Over decades, the 53-year-old built a colourful reputation as one of the world’s leading crocodile experts.

He swam with the apex predators in the wild, lent his pet crocodile Smaug to countless films and documentaries, and even hosted Sir David Attenborough at his home in Darwin, Australia; all the while preaching the need for greater respect for the creatures.

Warning: This story contains details of abuse readers might find distressing

But Britton has now been dubbed one of the world’s worst animal abusers, this week sentenced to over a decade in jail for filming himself sexually abusing and torturing dozens of dogs. Along with 56 charges of animal cruelty and bestiality, he also admitted to four counts of accessing child abuse material.

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