Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Monkey Torture Videos

0:00It's March 3rd in Tampa Bay. Let's get into the news. A 36 year old man from Coral Gables, Florida pleaded guilty this week to distributing videos that show monkeys being tortured. Francisco Javier Ravolo faces up to seven years in federal prison for sharing these violent clips, which include baby and adult monkeys being mutilated and burned. He also ran online chat groups where people shared and discussed these obscene animal-crush videos. Court records show he personally sent out more than 40 of them. This case falls under the federal animal crushing statute, a law sign during President Donald Trump's first term to stop this kind of cruelty. It bans creating or spreading videos of animals being seriously hurt by crushing, burning, or drowning them. Justice Department officials hailed the guilty plea as a win against sadistic acts. They stressed their commitment to holding people accountable and preventing more harm to animals. Homeland security investigations led the probe with prosecutors from the environment

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