By Rachael Bell

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On March 23, 2006 Haywood County Police received an anonymous tip that illegal castrations were being conducted at the house, which led to a search warrant and the investigation of the house. During the search, police confiscated DVD's depicting Sciara in the dungeon performing surgery on an operating table, one of which included the removal of a man's penis and the rerouting of his urethra. Other items confiscated included, new and used scalpels, sutures, syringes, local anesthesia, catheters, an electric shock paddle, a book called "The Handbook of Pain Management," sadomasochistic/pornographic DVD's and three computers, among other pieces of evidence. By far the most alarming discovery was that found in Tupperware containers in the kitchen freezer, which contained frozen human testicles.

Not surprisingly, the three men were promptly arrested. Sheriff Alexander III of Haywood County said that the men "think they haven't done anything wrong" although "they basically admit what they've done," FOX Carolina's Jamie Guirola reported. The men believed that since the mutilations were conducted with consenting adults, their behavior was not illegal. However, according to North Carolina law, penis and testes removal is illegal, especially if not performed by a qualified licensed doctor.

The men are currently awaiting trial in Haywood County and are being held on $150,000 bond. Each man faces 10 felony counts and eight misdemeanor counts, mostly for performing operations without a license. Their trial is expected to take place in the summer of 2006.

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Bibliography

Associated Press (March 31, 2006). 3 N.C. Men Charged with Performing Castrations in Sadomasochistic 'Dungeon.'

Guirola, Jamie (April 1, 2006). Castration Chamber: Closed; Authorities Look for 'Clients.' Fox Carolina News in North Carolina.

Johnson, Becky (April 1, 2006). Three Accused of Castrating Six Men. The News and Observer.

Ostendorff, Jon (march 31, 2006). Authorities Shut Down Sadomasochistic Dungeon. Haywood County News. Citizen-Times.com

Haywood County Sheriffs Office partial report concerning items confiscated from 541 Mountain Road, Waynesville, North Carolina on March 29, 2006 and arrest warrants for Richard Sciara, Danny Carroll Reeves, Michael Mendez, dated March 30, 2006.