Monkey torture couple jailed after global network discovered

The judge continued: “I find myself still in a state of disbelief.”

He said Le Gresley and Orme’s actions were “beyond comprehension for most of society”, adding “why there is such a forum is beyond comprehension for most decent people.”

He told the pair: “You have promoted the physical torture of monkeys by others, you have shared videos and images of such torture and abuse, you have kept images and videos for what appeared to be your own pleasure and entertainment.”

And he told Le Gresley that she had caused “considerable pain, torture and death among the monkeys in Indonesia”.