Marius Gustavson, accused of streaming castrations, other extreme ‘body modifications’ for ‘eunuch-maker’ site, faces court

London – A Norwegian man who had his genitals, nipple and leg amputated appeared in a UK court this week accused of live-streaming the castrations of other men on his ‘eunuch-maker’ website. Marius Gustavson, 45, along with eight others, allegedly carried out extreme ‘body modification’ – including the removal of men’s penises and testicles – and released the clips for paying subscribers, Westminster Magistrates’ heard Short in London.

Gustavson, who is from Norway but lived in north London, is believed to have been the ringleader of a massive conspiracy involving up to 29 criminal offences. He and eight other men are said to be part of a subculture of genital “cancellation”, in which men have their genitals voluntarily removed to become “Nullos”.

The movement is not new and the case unfolding in the UK is not the first high-profile incident linked to it. In 2012, 23-year-old Japanese artist Mao Sugiyama had his genitals removed and then cooked and served to paying guests at a banquet.

In a February 2022 interview with the Irish Independent, Gustavson said he performed the genital cancellation procedure on 58 other men and either kept the removed genitals in his freezer or stored them in cold storage. ‘alcohol.

The court heard that Gustavson, who appeared in the dock on Tuesday in a wheelchair, had his own leg, penis and nipple removed. He told the Irish newspaper last year that he had the surgery himself because he wanted to ‘look like a ken doll there’.

The charges against Gustavson include the removal of one man’s penis, the squeezing of another’s testicles and the freezing of a man’s leg, which required amputation, the magistrate’s court heard on Wednesday. London at CBS News. Gustavson was also accused of fabricating and distributing an indecent image of a child.

Police said the charges against him relate to 13 alleged victims in total.

The nine suspects have now appeared in courts in central London and Wales over the alleged six-year conspiracy, which is believed to have generated £200,000, or around $246,000, in revenue for those involved.

Gustavson appeared in court alongside Peter Wates, 65, and Romanian national Ion Ciucur, 28, both of whom are believed to have been involved in some of the incidents with Gustavson. Nathan Arnold, 47, Damien Byrnes, 35, and Jacob Crimi-Appleby, 22, also appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Arnold is accused of removing Gustavson’s nipple, Byrnes is accused of removing his penis, and Crimi-Appleby is accused of freezing his leg to require amputation.

Three other men appeared in court in Newport, South Wales, charged with taking part in the same plot. The nine men were due to appear again on April 19 before the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales in London. Gustavson is detained. None of the defendants had pleaded to any of the charges on Thursday.

In his 2022 interview with the Irish Independent, Gustavson said he carried out the procedures in a “very professional manner” using a castration tool called Burdizzo to “help others achieve their goal”. The devices are more generally used on cattle or in veterinary settings.

The Irish newspaper quoted Gustavson’s neighbors in London as saying they saw several ambulances regularly stopping outside the property, which had a large black tent in the back garden.

A lawyer for Gustavson did not respond to multiple CBS News requests for comment.