In a bizarre and costly crime, thieves have made off with two tanks of high-value bull semen from a farm in Clogher, County Tyrone. The theft of the cryogenic storage units represents a major financial blow, with the contents estimated to be worth a substantial sum into the tens of thousands of pounds.
The thieves targeted the farm sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. The stolen semen was valuable genetic material used for artificial insemination in cattle breeding programs.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched an investigation and is appealing for witnesses. Given the highly specialized nature of the stolen property, they believe the tanks would be difficult for the thieves to sell on. Anyone noticing suspicious activity related to agricultural genetic materials is encouraged to contact the police immediately.
On Friday, pictures of Harvey Weinstein’s genitalia were shown to the jury in his Los Angeles sex crimes trial.
The pictures were remembered for an envelope of other photographs and reports introduced to the 12-part jury in a confidential room at Los Angeles Predominant Court.
In Weinstein’s trial for 11 counts of rape and sexual assault against five women between 2003 and 2014, the collection of documents was included as an exhibit.
The private parts of the convicted pervert are the focus of Weinstein’s most recent trial.
According to prosecutors, the disgraced film producer had surgery in 1999 to treat Fournier’s Gangrene, which left him with scarring and changes in his genitalia. Specialists eliminated a portion of Weinstein’s scrotum and put them into his thighs.
Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson stated on Monday that that surgery left pretty obvious scars, which you can see in the pictures.
On Friday, pictures of Harvey Weinstein’s genitalia were shown to the jury in his Los Angeles sex crimes trial.
The pictures were remembered for an envelope of other photographs and reports introduced to the 12-part jury in a confidential room at Los Angeles Unrivaled Court.
In Weinstein’s trial for 11 counts of rape and sexual assault against five women between 2003 and 2014, the collection of documents was included as an exhibit.
The private parts of the convicted pervert are the focus of Weinstein’s most recent trial.
According to prosecutors, the disgraced film producer had surgery in 1999 to treat Fournier’s Gangrene, which left him with scarring and changes in his genitalia. Specialists eliminated a portion of Weinstein’s scrotum and set them into his thighs.
Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson stated on Monday that that surgery left pretty obvious scars, which you can see in the pictures.
A Dirty Dancing 2 actress testified that Weinstein masturbated on her face in 2003 while his assistant waited outside a hotel room after demanding she give him a naked massage. The images were shown just one day later.
The 22-year-old woman claimed that Weinstein pushed her onto the bed, but she never saw his genitalia.
A man from Battle Creek, Michigan had to undergo a 14-hour operation to remove his 80-pound scrotum due to a rare condition called scrotal lymphedema. This left him in constant pain and struggling to walk, shower, or use the toilet. The condition also prevented him from having sex with his wife for seven years.
Initially, doctors were unable to determine the cause of his condition, until he saw a TLC show titled The Man with the 132lb Scrotum and reached out to Warren’s doctor, Dr Joel Gelman, at UC Irvine Medical Centre.
In 2014, Maurer underwent a 14-hour operation involving a team of eight surgeons and 12 support staff to remove 80lbs of tissue from his scrotum and around 70lbs of fat from his stomach.
Following the surgery, Maurer was able to live a more normal life and found tasks such as walking and having sexual relations easier. Dr Gelman noted that while massive scrotal lymphedema is a rare condition, they have treated men with this condition successfully for many years.
A recently surfaced 1864 letter provides a glimpse into a little-discussed affliction among Civil War soldiers – chronic masturbation.
The handwritten note by Confederate Lt. William Dandridge Pitts inquires about the condition of his brother Charles, who was discharged from the army in 1862 due to an unspecified “illness.” Charles was residing at the Western Lunatic Asylum in Virginia.
According to Charles’ doctor and accounts from fellow soldiers, his illness was a relentless addiction to masturbation. “I have had some conversation with the physician who attended my brother previous to his going to the asylum,” Lt. Pitts wrote, “and he advises me…that [Charles] was addicted to masturbation, while in camp.”
The letter highlights the mental health toll of the war, even before combat began. Soldiers forced to endure their comrades’ “self-pollution” no doubt developed deep psychological scars.
While masturbation remained taboo in the Victorian era, it was pervasive enough in the military to earn the nickname “Johnny Reb.” The irony of this affliction among troops from Virginia, the “state for lovers,” was surely not lost on the Pitts family.
The letter survives in excellent condition despite its delicate subject matter. This “director’s cut” offers intimate insight into secret struggles in Civil War ranks.
