Two British women are charged after global monkey torture network is exposed ... trends now
Two British women have been charged after a global monkey gang was exposed - with the US ringleader boasting how the group shared video suggestions including setting the animals on fire.
A year-long BBC probe found the cruel ring was operating around the world with hundreds paying Indonesians to torture and kill infant long-tailed macaques on video.
Michael Macartney, 50, dubbed the 'Torture King', has been charged in Virginia with conspiracy to create and distribute animal-crushing footage.
The defendant was one of three key distributors identified amid an investigation into cruel monkey torture gangs.
Two British women have also been charged following the investigation.
Two British women have been charged after a global monkey gang involved in torturing the animals was exposed
In a secretly filmed video, M Ajis Rasjana talks to an undercover reporter. He says that if he is 'very, very angry' he hits the monkeys against the wall
Mr Macartney managed multiple chat groups for monkey torture enthusiasts from across the globe on the coded messaging app Telegram.
The messaging groups were used to present suggestions for monkey torture videos, such as setting monkeys on fire or even putting one in a blender.
The video suggestions were then sent alongside payments to video-makers in Indonesia who conducted the abuse, sometimes killing the baby long-tailed monkeys.
Mr Macartney is accused by prosecutors of gathering funds from his chat groups and distributing videos showing the 'torture,
