A man allegedly castrated his wiling date then kept his severed balls in a jar next to his bedside.
Gary Van Ryswyk met the other man on eunuch.com, a website for people with a fetish for castration, according to police.
Officers who investigated described the case as ‘sensitive’ and ‘kinda nuts’.
They said a deputy responded to a home in Sebring, Florida, after a man called 911.
When they knocked on the door, Van Ryswyk, 74, allegedly told him he had just castrated a man.
Police said: ‘Deputies found the man on the bed with a towel over his groin, which was bleeding heavily. Nearby, there was a pink container which held two body parts that had recently been much closer to the victim. The victim was taken to the hospital and was later flown to a regional medical center. He is listed in stable condition.
‘The room was set up like a surgical center with medical equipment and painkillers. There was also a camera set up to record the procedure.’
They said Van Ryswyk told the victim that he had experience on animals and had even removed one of his own testicles in 2012.
According to Buzzfeed News, the man had tried to castrate the victim a week earlier, but the man had become aroused and ejaculated as he tried to sanitise his penis.
Police said the man also claimed to have carried out a similar procedure on a man in a local motel a few years ago. The other man went to hospital but police were not informed.
Van Ryswyk was arrested Monday and charged with practicing medicine without a license resulting in bodily injury, a second-degree felony. His bond was set at $250,000.
Anyone who has information about Van Ryswyk is asked to call Det. Roger St. Laurent at 863-402-7250 or email detectives@highlandssheriff.com. Tips can also be left anonymously on the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office app or through Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS or www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com.
