Seattle man dies after being forced to inject silicone into his scrotum by his sex cult 'master' with fetish for huge genitals
The mother of a man who died of a pulmonary embolism in October 2018 is suing his five boyfriends and claiming that he died because they forced him to inflate his testicles to the "size of a basketball."
In her lawsuit filed in King County, Washington, this past September, Linda Chapman has alleged that her son Tank Heathcliff Hafertepen, 28, died because of the influence of 'master' Dylan Hafertepen and his 'pups' Daniel Balderas Hafertepen, Charles Osborn, Matthew Scott, and Philip Myers.
She said that Tank, originally Jack Chapman, had moved from Australia to America and changed his name on the command of Dylan and that he cut off all contact with his family afterward, reported The Daily Beast.
Tank then started taking silicone injections in 2014 on Dylan's command, while the rest are said to have contributed in manipulating and humiliating him to the point where he felt forced to indulge. He would continue taking them until his sudden death last year as part of a so-called 'cult' scene in Seattle that Dylan headed. The men in the cult had a sexual fetish for large genitals and worked hard to make their bodies as big as possible.
Tank and Dylan often posted social media photos where they can be seen flaunting their bodies in jockstraps and harnesses and kissing each other. In many, they can also be seen with enlarged testicles.
When asked by a fan on one of the photos how big he wanted his scrotum to be, Tank had replied, "Master will decide when enough is enough."
A 2,000-word contract he posted on his blog included the lines, "A pup's mind is the exclusive property of his master at all times" and stated that his body was the "exclusive property" of his partner.
"Master has explicit body goals for his pup regarding their weight, their muscle mass, their measurements, and their proportions," another line reads. "Additionally, a pup will submit to all orders for body modifications, including piercings, tattoos, scrotal saline inflation as well as body growth supplements including steroids and HGH - in accordance to the wishes of the Master."
Tank had 'Property of Master Dylan' tattooed on his back, with Linda's lawsuit stating that Tank, a 'pup', and Dylan, the 'master', lived in a polyamorous relationship with the other men at the time of his death and that the 'pups' agreed to follow Dylan’s orders.
It also alleges that Dylan did not tell Linda or her other son, Ben, that Tank had fallen ill or even when he died, and that he continued to post online after his death as if he were still alive.
Speaking about the suit, the lawyer Joe Murphy said, "We filed this suit to bring some closure and resolution. One of the most important parts of her will be discovery. She wants to know what happened. Why was she never called?"
He also said the family is seeking punitive damages.