Extreme Body Modification Group Members Jailed for Mutilations
Ringleader Marius Gustavson paid for his own castration and leg amputation, which were filmed for his pay-per-view website, leading to prison sentences for group members.
- Marius Gustavson, the ringleader of an extreme body modification group, admitted to paying for his own castration and leg amputation, which were filmed and uploaded to his pay-per-view 'eunuch maker' website.
- Damien Byrnes, a male escort, was paid £500 by Gustavson to perform the castration in 2017 and has been sentenced to five years in prison.
- Jacob Crimi-Appleby, another member of the group, froze Gustavson's leg, leading to its amputation, and has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.
- Nathaniel Arnold, a former nurse, admitted to removing part of Gustavson's nipple and stealing anesthetic from his workplace. He received a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years.
- Gustavson claimed £18,000 in disability benefits following the amputation of his leg.