MIAMI, Florida — Francisco Javier Ravelo, of Coral Gables, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for his involvement in distributing videos depicting extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.
Ravelo, who pleaded guilty in March to distributing more than 40 “animal crush videos,” will also face three years of supervised release, during which he is prohibited from having unsupervised contact with animals, according to court documents. The court described the material distributed as “evil” and emphasized that the sentence serves as a deterrent for others in the community, according to a press release.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division stated, “The production and distribution of obscene animal crush videos is a felony.” He added that the sentence is a warning to potential creators and consumers of such content…