Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Creating and Distributing Monkey Torture Videos
Ronald Bedra conspired with others to produce and sell videos depicting severe abuse of monkeys, using encrypted apps to coordinate acts in Indonesia.
- Ronald Bedra, 42, admitted to making and distributing 'animal crush' videos showing extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.
- The videos were created by paying individuals in Indonesia to torture monkeys on camera, including severing limbs and using heated screwdrivers.
- Bedra used encrypted chat apps to communicate and transfer money for the creation of these videos.
- He mailed a thumb drive containing 64 torture videos to a co-conspirator in Wisconsin.
- Bedra moderated an online platform where these videos were shared and discussed.
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