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A Norwegian known as the 'Eunuch Maker' has admitted removing a man's penis and clamping the testicles of another victim.
Marius Gustavson, 45,
who is said to have made up to £200,000 live-streaming 'body modifications', admitted two charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent at the Old Bailey today (Friday the 13th October 2023).
Gustavson appeared via video link at the Old Bailey and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, two counts of causing grievous bodily harm and one count of possessing criminal property, namely money.
He pleaded not guilty to three further counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The GBH charges relate to five alleged victims, including the removal of a man's penis and the clamping of another man's testicles.
He admitted making and distributing two indecent videos of a child between January 2017 and January 2020.
His alleged 'right-hand man', surgeon Peter Wates, 66, has admitted conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.
Romanian Ion Ciucur, 28, who works in a hotel in Gretna Green, Scotland, denies conspiracy to cause GBH with intent in relation to two modifications.
Ashley Williams, 31,
has admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent to 37-year-old Janus Atkins
at his home in Newport, south Wales, on 7 November 2017.
David Carruthers, 60,
and Atkins, 37, deny conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.
Jacob Crimi-Appleby, 22,
of Epsom, Surrey, previously admitted causing GBH with intent by freezing Gustavson's leg, causing it to require amputation.
Former nurse Nathan Arnold, 48,
of South Kensington and Damien Byrnes, 35, of Tottenham, have admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Gustavson.
Byrnes removed Gustavson's penis on or around February 18, 2017 while Arnold was involved in the partial removal of his nipple.
Arnold also admitted stealing the local anaesthetic lidocaine while working as a nurse at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital between January 2016 and January 2022, and possession of extreme pornographic images.
The charges relate to 13 alleged victims, who are being safeguarded by specialist detectives.
Gustavson, Ciucur and Byrnes are remanded in custody while the others are on conditional bail, including curfew and residence.
A provisional trial date is set for the 4th of March 2024.
All defendants will appear in person at the Old Bailey for the next hearing on the 3rd of November.