Teen Admits to Repeatedly Attacking Sea Lion in Viral Video

An 18-year-old California man has admitted to repeatedly kicking a sea lion in a horrific viral video. Tyler Muehl pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which carries a sentence of up to a year in federal prison and up to $100,000 in fines. He violated the act when he brazenly kicked a sea lion as it sat peacefully at San Diego’s La Jolla Cove on the night of July 22. In the video, Muehl refers to himself as UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. It shows him kicking the sea lion twice, then pursuing it as it tried to escape, all while his friends laugh in the background. As the sea lion fled, the video shows Muehl kicking the mammal a third and fourth time before it managed to escape. Muehl admitted in court that the chilling video was “a fair and accurate recording of what occurred.” He will be sentenced on October 20.

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