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 man accused of hurling a rock at a monk seal in a viral video, says his client has experienced threats and has been "doxxed" amid outrage over the incident. In an Associated Press report, Lytvynchuk's lawyer, Myles Breiner, made the claims that his client has received backlash following the incident. In the video, the suspect allegedly appears to throw a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal as the anim