虐猴「crush」视频团伙再有4人认罪：付钱雇人在印尼施虐拍片 同案一人已判9年
美国司法部10月23日宣布，虐猴「animal crush」视频案再有4名被告在俄亥俄州辛辛那提联邦法院认罪。
本案共有11名被告于2025年被起诉。根据司法部公开的法庭记录，团伙成员通过加密通讯软件 Telegram 讨论虐杀猴子的视频创意，随后汇款给印度尼西亚境内愿意按其要求虐待猴子并拍摄视频的人员，通过在线支付应用付款。
认罪的4人为：Ernest Chavez（亚利桑那州），10月23日认罪；Mary Longoria（北卡罗来纳州），7月16日认罪、量刑定于12月2日；Kimberly Anglin（康涅狄格州），8月12日认罪、量刑定于12月2日；Patrick Naylor（北卡罗来纳州），8月14日认罪、量刑定于12月17日。
联邦检察官办公室同时宣布，同案被告 Nicholas Dryden（辛辛那提）此前已因制作和传播 animal crush 视频被判处108个月监禁（9年）。
本案由司法部环境与自然资源司首席副助理部长 Adam Gustafson、俄亥俄南区联邦检察官 Dominick S. Gerace II、FBI 辛辛那提分局负责人 Jason Cromartie、美国鱼类与野生动物管理局执法办公室助理主任 Doug Ault 共同宣布；案件由鱼类与野生动物管理局与 FBI 调查，环境与自然资源司高级出庭律师 Adam Cullman 负责起诉。量刑将由联邦法院依法决定。
Four More Plead Guilty in Monkey 'Animal Crush' Video Conspiracy That Paid for Torture Filmed in Indonesia
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Oct. 23 that four more defendants pleaded guilty in federal court in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the monkey "animal crush" video conspiracy. A total of 11 defendants were charged in the case in 2025.
According to court records, the group used the messaging app Telegram to discuss ideas for animal-torture videos, then wired money to people in Indonesia who were willing to abuse monkeys on camera as directed, paying them through online payment apps.
The four defendants who pleaded guilty are: Ernest Chavez (Arizona), who pleaded guilty on Oct. 23; Mary Longoria (North Carolina), who pleaded guilty July 16 and will be sentenced Dec. 2; Kimberly Anglin (Connecticut), who pleaded guilty Aug. 12 and will be sentenced Dec. 2; and Patrick Naylor (North Carolina), who pleaded guilty Aug. 14 and will be sentenced Dec. 17.
The U.S. Attorney's Office also announced that co-defendant Nicholas Dryden (Cincinnati) was previously sentenced to 108 months (nine years) in prison for producing and distributing animal crush videos.
The case was announced by Adam Gustafson, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD); Dominick S. Gerace II, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Jason Cromartie, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Cincinnati field office; and Doug Ault, Assistant Director for Law Enforcement at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the FBI and is being prosecuted by ENRD Senior Trial Attorney Adam Cullman. Sentencing will be determined by the federal court.
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