Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson was indicted under federal charges last week for running one of the most gruesome dogfighting rings in U.S. history.

Federal agents seized 190 dogs from Johnson’s Oklahoma properties—dogs who were tortured, forced to fight for their lives and eventually destined to be discarded, all for sadistic amusement.

If 190 seems like a shocking amount, that’s because it is: the Department of Justice believes this was the largest seizure of dogs ever in a federal dogfighting case.

Prosecutors also allege that Johnson was selectively breeding dogs who had “won” multiple fights and is even accused of selling offspring to other malicious dogfighting operations.

Johnson’s schadenfreude knows no bounds. Football is a violent sport, but even this type of behavior is shunned by deplorables. Pam Bondi and Kash Patel chimed in on the charges, calling the alleged crimes “cruel,” “depraved” and a “twisted form of entertainment.”

And if your blood isn’t already boiling, it’ll be steaming when you learn that this isn’t Johnson’s first-time facing dogfighting charges: In 2004, Johnson pled guilty to dog fighting in Oklahoma yet only received a slap-on-the-wrist—a five-year deferred sentence.

This underscores a severe issue. In America, when someone is convicted on gun violence, they’re prohibited from possessing guns in the future. When someone gets a DUI, their license is suspended. But in many cases, animal abusers like Johnson can still own and breed animals. Why are these crimes only punished with timeouts?

It’s claimed there are approximately 40,000 participants in “organized” dogfighting (professional) in the U.S., even though dogfighting is illegal in all 50 states.  These aren’t sporadic underground operations in faraway places, they’re happening in our communities across the country.

Despite this, most Americans believe dogfighting doesn’t happen in their community, highlighting a stark contrast between perception and reality. It’s this very misconception that allows barbarians like Johnson to hide in plain sight.

This country has a dogfighting problem, and it’s time to handle these cases as the serious crimes that they are.