Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“One of the ringleaders of a global monkey torture network exposed by the BBC has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison. Mike Macartney, 50, who used the alias ‘The Torture King,’ pleaded guilty in the US state of Virginia to conspiracy to create and distribute animal crushing videos. Macartney was one of three key distributors identified by the BBC Eye team in a year-long investigation into sadistic monkey torture groups. The BBC’s reporting led to a nationwide criminal investigation in the US by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. A former motorcycle gang member who previously spent time in prison, Macartney ran several of the most high-profile torture groups, based on the encrypted message app Telegram.” (10/02/24)