CALHOUN COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Update: Documents show that Dustin Bragg and Barbie Vaughn will be in court for a preliminary hearing on October 20.

Original: A man and woman from Ohatchee are charged with sexual torture while the victim is in the hospital with critical injuries, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office says.

Warning: the information below and in the video above regarding the case is graphic/sexual in nature and may be disturbing to some readers.

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According to Chief Deputy Matthew Wade of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office received a report on September 13 of a man in a local hospital with injuries to his rectum and colon.

Investigators learned that on September 3, the victim was drinking with both suspects on the front porch of their shared home. The victim fell from the porch, falling onto a bird feeder and on to dog feces. The victim took his clothes off in order to remove the feces.

While the victim was removing the feces, Wade says 34-year-old Dustin Bragg and 49-year-old Barbie Vaughn inserted the metal bird feeder pole and a garden water hose into the victim’s rectum, causing severe internal injuries. They have both been charged with sexual torture.

Upon questioning, the suspects gave details that aligned with the facts of the case. A search warrant was executed at the home, where investigators discovered a pile that contained a burnt mattress and other items that appeared to have been burned to conceal evidence.

Wade said that the victim and his wife were renting a room at the suspects’ house, that they had advertised on Craigslist.

CBS42 has also learned that Dustin Bragg is a registered sex offender in Calhoun County. In 2003, Bragg was charged with rape in the 1st degree and sexual abuse in the 1st degree. His alleged victim was a child.

Wade said that Bragg had done all that was legally required of him as a registered sex offender, by registering his home address and complying with deputies during check-ins.

Bond for Bragg and Vaughn is still being determined.

The investigation is ongoing and the victim is still in critical condition.