A 25-year-old Arkansas “monster” who pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges, bestiality, and sexual extortion has been sentenced to a whopping 96 years in prison.
Brandon C. Kilpatrick of Russellville reached a plea agreement on April 13 in Pope County Circuit Court, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
“You are disgusting,” a victim said in an impact statement read via Zoom. “There is no saving you.”
Investigators said the slimy sicko was caught after instant messaging app Kik reported videos of child sexual abuse material linked to Kilpatrick, and authorities found he possessed and shared a shocking187 such clips, the newspaper reported.
Kilpatrick was originally charged on Oct. 16 with sexual extortion, three counts of bestiality involving the performance of a sex act on a pit bull, and 96 counts of electronic facilitation of child sexual abuse, according to court records.
The crimes occurred between May and September 2024, prosecutors said.
Under the plea deal, Judge James Dunham threw the book at the dirt bag. His prison sentence includes 18 years for sexual extortion, one year for bestiality and multiple prison terms for child sexual abuse charges.
Kik uses unique usernames instead of phone numbers, increasing a user’s ability to remain anonymous.
The victim told investigators Kilpatrick contacted her on Instagram, obtained her private photos, and threatened to release them unless she sent more, said Heather Patton, chief deputy prosecuting attorney for the 5th Judicial District.
In her victim impact statement, she described the emotional toll Kilpatrick’s actions took on her.
“I trusted you more than anyone else in my whole life,” she said, sobbing. “Had they not caught you, you would have been my end,” but, she told him, she is determined to remain “unscathed by your filth.”
Officials said Kilpatrick must register as a sex offender, cannot contact the victim, and is barred from contact with anyone under 21 or owning animals.
Kilpatrick, who listened to the proceedings on a jail phone and was shown on a large TV during the hearing, showed no visible reaction as the girl spoke, the newspaper said.
The emotional court session ended with the young woman telling Kilpatrick: “You will never understand what freedom feels like.”
Dorinda Edmisten, executive director of the Ozark Rape Crisis Center, was there to offer support for the victim — and told the court bestiality is more common than people may think.
“No, it’s not the most uncommon thing we’ve heard,” she said.
Jeff Phillips, prosecuting attorney for the 5th Judicial District, said cases like Kirkpatrick’s are difficult even for seasoned law enforcement personnel and prosecutors.
For each case, they must gather and review evidence and view the photos and videos of the abuse to determine what charges should be filed against sex offenders, Phillips said.
“We can’t unsee these things,” he said. “We take these cases home.”
A representative from the Pope County Detention Center told The Post that Kilpatrick was being held there until he was transferred to a yet-to-be-determined prison.