The abuse included regular physical beatings causing broken bones, being forced to eat cat litter and feces, his own vomit, and spoiled or expired foods, being burned with cigarettes, heated spoons and lighters, being shot with a BB gun in various areas of the body, including the face and groin, being pepper-sprayed, being forced to wear women's clothing, being forced to take cold showers, having to sleep bound and gagged in a small cupboard, and having his teeth knocked out with a bat.