El acusado Tyler Muehl, de 18 años, se enfrenta a una pena máxima de un año de prisión y una multa de USD 100.000 por infringir la Ley de Protección de Mamíferos Marinos

Tyler Muehl, 18, pleaded guilty in federal court after a viral video captured him attacking the sea lion at La Jolla Cove.

Tyler Muehl, 18, of La Jolla, took a plea agreement on Thursday as he appeared in federal court for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which prohibits harassing wildlife.