"A retired Church of England vicar has been jailed for three years after admitting to carrying out an extreme body modification. Geoffrey Baulcomb, 79, pleaded guilty in June to causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, after the incident involving a man in January 2020. The former clergyman, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, appeared at the Old Bailey on Monday for sentencing. The court heard that Baulcomb was a long-time associate of Norwegian national Marius Gustavson, who styled himself the Eunuch Maker."
"Gustavson was jailed for life in 2024 after an investigation known as Operation Viktor. Prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC said Baulcomb had been a subscriber to Gustavson's website, and exchanged thousands of messages with him between 2015 and 2022. Eunuch maker' ringleader Marius Gustavson (Met Police) Police also uncovered evidence linking him to other defendants and victims in the case. During a search of his Eastbourne home in December 2022, officers seized surgical tools, medical supplies and drugs."
"Baulcomb submerged his iPhone in a toilet during the raid, but it was recovered and the download revealed material across two indictments. He had previously admitted seven further offences relating to indecent images of children and extreme pornography, including distributing an indecent video of a 16-year-old being harmed by Gustavson, to co-defendant David Carruthers. Matthew Gowen, mitigating, said Baulcomb had been a respected figure in his community and within the church, where he carried out pastoral work with vulnerable people."
Geoffrey Baulcomb, 79, was jailed for three years after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent over an incident in January 2020. He was a long-time associate of Norwegian national Marius Gustavson, the self-styled 'Eunuch Maker' who was jailed for life. Baulcomb subscribed to Gustavson's website and exchanged thousands of messages with him. Police seized surgical tools, medical supplies and drugs during a December 2022 search and recovered Baulcomb's phone. He admitted further offences relating to indecent images and extreme pornography, including distributing a video of a 16-year-old being harmed by Gustavson to a co-defendant. Mitigating counsel said he was respected in church and community and that the procedure involved only two small cuts, not removal of body parts.
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