Suspect in viral monk seal harassment video says he was doxxed as federal court fight begins

The lawyer for Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, the antheral accused of hurling a stone astatine a monk seal successful a viral video, says his lawsuit has experienced threats and has been "doxxed" amid outrage implicit the incident.

In an Associated Press report, Lytvynchuk's lawyer, Myles Breiner, made the claims that his lawsuit has received backlash pursuing the incident.

In the video, the fishy allegedly appears to propulsion a stone astatine the caput of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal arsenic the carnal was swimming adjacent the shoreline successful Maui.

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Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, faces 2 national charges stemming from allegedly throwing a stone astatine the caput of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal connected May 5, 2026. (Department of Justice)

A Hawaiian monk seal sleeps connected a formation successful Hawaii. ((Ryan Jenkinson/Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii))

He is owed successful national tribunal Wednesday.

As a effect of the May 5 incidental and the amassed planetary attention, Lytvynchuk is facing charges of harassing and attempting to harass a protected animal. He was arrested successful the Seattle country connected May 13.

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A Hawaiian monk seal and her newborn pup remainder connected a Waikiki formation successful Honolulu connected June 29, 2017. (Audrey McAvoy/AP)

In an interrogation with section outlet KHON, Breiner went connected the grounds to say, "I privation to beryllium resoundingly wide to the nationalist — helium ne'er intended to injure the monk seal."

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Breiner maintains his lawsuit was lone trying to support seals successful the area.

Monk seals are a highly endangered taxon with lone 1,600 near successful the world, according to NOAA.

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A Hawaiian monk seal sunbathes connected a formation successful Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, connected March 27, 2022. (Danielle Pellini)

If convicted, Lytvynchuk could look up to a twelvemonth successful situation connected each charge, on with a good of up to $50,000 nether the Endangered Species Act and up to $20,000 nether the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to Breiner's instrumentality bureau for comment.