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.
Overview
- 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.