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Man Jailed for Posting Monkey Torture Videos to Facebook

Peter Stanley from Liverpool sentenced to 20 months for sharing videos of infant macaques being abused in a global torture ring.

  • Peter Stanley, 42, posted three videos of baby long-tailed macaques being tortured in Indonesia to a private Facebook group.
  • Stanley was arrested after an animal rights campaigner infiltrated the group and alerted the police.
  • Investigators found 75 videos of monkey torture on Stanley's mobile phone along with disturbing internet searches.
  • Stanley pleaded guilty to three counts of publishing obscene material and was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court.
  • Two other British nationals involved in the torture ring, Holly Le Gresley and Adriana Orme, are also facing charges and will be sentenced next month.
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