A former Church of England vicar has been jailed for three years after admitting to carrying out an extreme body modification.

Geoffrey Baulcomb, 79, pleaded guilty 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, after admitting to carrying out the procedure in June this year.

The court heard Baulcomb was a long-time associate of Norwegian national Marius Gustavson, who styled himself the "Eunuch Maker" and was jailed for life last year 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 20

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