{"id":132691,"date":"2026-05-18T02:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/lawyer-for-man-accused-of-hitting-monk-seal-says-he-wanted-to-help-turtles\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T02:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:04:15","slug":"lawyer-for-man-accused-of-hitting-monk-seal-says-he-wanted-to-help-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/lawyer-for-man-accused-of-hitting-monk-seal-says-he-wanted-to-help-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer for man accused of hitting monk seal says he wanted to help turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The attorney for a businessman accused of harassing an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/viral-businessman-bragged-wealth-slapped-federal-charges-endangered-species-harassment-case\">endangered Hawaiian monk seal<\/a> is publicly defending his client after a viral video captured the incident and sparked outrage online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is accused of throwing a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal \u2014 one of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/oregon-seal-pup-stabbed-multiple-times-noaa-seeking-track-down-person-interest\">rarest marine mammals in the world<\/a> \u2014 earlier this month in an incident caught on camera by beachgoers.<\/p>\n<p>Lytvynchuk was arrested near Seattle last week and charged with harassing and attempting to harass an endangered animal in violation of the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, according to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, he could face up to one year in prison on each charge, along with a fine of up to $50,000 under the Endangered Species Act and up to $20,000 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-man-arrested-shooting-neighbors-pregnant-cow-deputies-say\"><strong>FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING NEIGHBOR&#8217;S PREGNANT COW AFTER IT WANDERED ONTO HIS PROPERTY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/monk-seal-split.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/monk-seal-split.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/monk-seal-split.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/monk-seal-split.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, faces two federal charges stemming from allegedly throwing a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on May 5, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Department of Justice)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lytvynchuk\u2019s attorney, Myles Breiner, recently defended his client, saying he never intended to injure the animal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to be resoundingly clear to the public \u2014 he never intended to injure the monk seal,&#8221; Breiner told KHON-TV News.<\/p>\n<p>According to Breiner, Lytvynchuk believed he was protecting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/planet-earth\/oceans\">sea turtles<\/a>, or honu, resting on shoreline rocks.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/aggressive-sea-lion-attacks-beachgoers-southern-california-video-shows\"><strong>AGGRESSIVE SEA LION ATTACKS BEACHGOERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, VIDEO SHOWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/343\/192\/Seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/686\/384\/Seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/672\/378\/Seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1344\/756\/Seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1200\/675\/Seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A Hawaiian monk seal with her newborn pup resting on a Waikiki beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A Hawaiian monk seal and her newborn pup rest on a Waikiki beach in Honolulu on June 29, 2017.<\/span> <span>(Audrey McAvoy\/AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He wanted to scare the seal away from the honu he saw there,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Apparently, there were two large turtles and one had already been knocked off the rock by the seal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Breiner also said his client did not know Hawaiian monk seals are an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/endangered-species\">endangered species<\/a> and was influenced by prior experiences with aggressive sea lions while fishing in Washington state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sea lions are very aggressive,&#8221; Breiner said. &#8220;They\u2019ll take your bait, they\u2019ll take your fish \u2014 that\u2019s been his experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/wealthy-real-estate-brothers-face-new-lawsuits-defense-claims-criminal-investigation-orchestrated\"><strong>WEALTHY REAL ESTATE BROTHERS FACE NEW LAWSUITS AS DEFENSE CLAIMS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION WAS ORCHESTRATED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/343\/192\/monk-seal-on-hawaii-beach.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/686\/384\/monk-seal-on-hawaii-beach.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/672\/378\/monk-seal-on-hawaii-beach.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1344\/756\/monk-seal-on-hawaii-beach.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1200\/675\/monk-seal-on-hawaii-beach.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Hawaiian monk seal sunbathing on a beach in Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A Hawaiian monk seal sunbathes on a beach in Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, on March 27, 2022.<\/span> <span>(Danielle Pellini\/Unknown)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors say a viral video and witness accounts helped lead to the charge. According to the complaint, Lytvynchuk told witnesses he was &#8220;rich enough to pay the fines,&#8221; a characterization his attorney disputes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What are you doing? Why would you throw a rock at it? Hello?&#8221; a woman can be heard shouting in the video as a man wearing a white shirt and swim trunks throws a rock toward the seal on a Maui shoreline.<\/p>\n<p>After witnesses confronted him, Lytvynchuk allegedly responded he was &#8220;rich enough to pay the fines&#8221; if he got into trouble.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/prominent-businessman-charged-homicide-teen-girls-boat-death\"><strong>PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE IN TEEN GIRL&#8217;S BOAT DEATH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/343\/192\/monk-seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/686\/384\/monk-seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/672\/378\/monk-seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1344\/756\/monk-seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1200\/675\/monk-seal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A Hawaiian monk seal sleeping on a sandy beach in Hawaii\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A Hawaiian monk seal sleeps on a beach in Hawaii.<\/span> <span>(Ryan Jenkinson\/Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Business records show Lytvynchuk owns a logistics and trucking company based in Kent, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Breiner said his client plans to take responsibility for violating the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/law\">law<\/a> but disputes claims that he intentionally tried to hurt the seal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He recognizes he made a bad decision, but the decision wasn\u2019t based on trying to hurt the animal,&#8221; Breiner said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAN WHO WENT VIRAL FOR HECKLING WINSOME SEARS WITH RACIST COMMENT DEALT ANOTHER BLOW AFTER GETTING FIRED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The attorney also pushed back on reports claiming Lytvynchuk said he was wealthy enough to pay any fines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was a misinterpretation,&#8221; Breiner said. &#8220;The statement was, \u2018I can afford it.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to Breiner for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Peter D&#8217;Abrosca contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/attorney-man-accused-throwing-rock-endangered-hawaiian-monk-seal-says-client-protecting-turtles\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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