An indictment has been unsealed charging 11 defendants from across the United States for their alleged involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.
The indictment alleged the individuals conspired with previously charged defendant Nicholas T. Dryden, of Cincinnati, to create and distribute so-called “animal crush videos”.
The indictment details 79 overt acts in which the defendants allegedly paid Dryden, who then paid a minor in Indonesia to commit the requested acts on camera.
The videos, alleged to have been created as part of the conspiracy, depicted, among other things, monkeys having their genitals burned and cut with scissors, as well as being sodomised with a wooden skewer and a spoon.
Those charged include Ernest D. Chavez — also known as Lax — from Arizona; Hugh T. Campbell — also known as Tim Templeton — from Pennsylvania; Carter G. Fawcett — also known as Captain — from Colorado; Brady O. Shellhammer — also known as Beglu or Bbbeglu — from Louisiana; Jimmy Wong — also known as Yasser Lopez — from New York; Kimberly A. Anglin — also known as Kim Anglin — from Connecticut; Mark M. Sampieri — also known as The Chef or SainT — from Connecticut; Victoria S. Haskins — also known as Cat Face or Sparkles Fancy Pants — from Louisiana; Vance H. Beadles — also known as Mr. Green — from Kentucky; Mary L. Longoria — also known as R6 or R6ex — from North Carolina; and Patrick C. Naylor — also known as YANTF or YANTF 2x — from North Carolina.
If convicted as charged, these defendants face maximum penalties of five years in prison.
