Man admits involvement in castration plot with ops livestreamed online

15 December 2023 , 08:11

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Marius Gustavson, 45, is said to have carried out castrations on other men and livestreamed it to a paying audience

A man has admitted taking part in a castration plot in which operations were live streamed online via the website known as “the Eunuch Makers”.

Hotel worker Ion Ciucur, 28, admitted conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm for two modifications when he appeared at the Old Bailey on Thursday. Norwegian ringleader Marius Gustavson, known as the “Eunuch Maker”, is accused of pocketing up to £200,000 live streaming the body modifications online. Gustavson, who lives in Tottenham, north London, has had his own penis and nipple removed. The operations were uploaded to Gustavson's 'Eunuch Maker' website which subscribers would pay to watch.

Former nurse Nathaniel Arnold

Jacob Crimi-Appleby (PA)

Romanian Ciucur is said to be “part of Gustavson's inner circle” and was involved in a castration by clamping. The practice is linked to a subculture where men become 'nullos' - short for genital nullification, by having their penis and testicles removed. The conspiracy is said to have involved up to 29 extreme body modifications, the removal of body parts and the trade in body parts with eight other men.

German Stefan Scharf, 61, appeared at the Old Bailey for the first time today charged with conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. He is accused of taking part in a single procedure by removing a testicle in an apartment in Camden in July 2019 and will enter a plea on 12 January and remains in custody. Gustavson and Scharf appeared via video link from HMP Wandsworth, Gustavson in a wheelchair while Scharf used crutches.

Former nurse Nathaniel Arnold, 46, Jacob Crimi-Appleby, 23, and Damien Brynes, 36, removed body parts from Gustavson and are due to be sentenced on 12 January. Arnold, Crimi-Appleby and Brynes admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Crimi-Appleby froze Gustavson's leg causing it to require amputation, Brynes removed his penis while Arnold was involved in the partial removal of his nipple.

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Arnold also admitted stealing Lidocaine while working as nurse at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital between January 2016 and January 2022, and possession of extreme pornographic images. Gustavson and others will next appear for a further hearing at the Old Bailey on 19 December.

Antony Clements-Thrower