Florida man arrested for second botched castration

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HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Florida have arrested a man for attempting to perform a castration inside his home.

Deputies were called to 74-year-old Gary Van Ryswyk's home located in Sebring, Florida, on Sunday.

When they arrived, Van Ryswyk told a deputy he had just performed a castration on a man and encountered major issues. Deputies found a victim on a bed, bleeding heavily, with a towel over his groin.
The victim was flown to a nearby hospital and is said to be stable.

During their investigation, deputies found two body parts in a pink container, presumed to have belonged to the victim.

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Van Ryswyk told deputies he had met the victim on the dark web on a site geared toward people who have a castration fetish.

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He also said he had done a similar procedure on a man in a local motel a few years ago. It also did not end well, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office.

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