Igor Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Honolulu on charges of harassing a protected Hawaiian monk seal. A witness video reportedly shows the incident involving adult male seal R404 at a Lahaina beach. Lytvynchuk's attorney has stated that the defendant was attempting to protect sea turtles and has faced subsequent assault, threats, and doxing.