Woman pleads guilty to paying for sexual torture videos involving monkeys for online group: 'Sick person'
Amanda Leigh Fourez of Illinois pleaded guilty to paying thousands of dollars to commission and distribute 'animal crush videos' depicting the sexual torture of monkeys. She was part of online groups dedicated to creating and sharing such violent content, which is illegal under federal law. Another individual, Joseph Buckland of Pennsylvania, also pleaded guilty to related charges in the same case.
- ▪Amanda Leigh Fourez pleaded guilty to distributing and conspiring to create animal crush videos involving monkeys.
- ▪The videos included acts such as burning monkeys alive and mutilating their genitals for sexual gratification.
- ▪Fourez paid thousands of dollars to commission these videos and controlled their distribution online.
- ▪Joseph Buckland of Pennsylvania also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos.
- ▪Federal law has banned animal crush videos since 2010, with updates in 2019 to prohibit the underlying acts.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:55:45 -0400 |
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FBI Woman pleads guilty to paying for sexual torture videos involving monkeys for online group: 'Sick person' Joseph Buckland of Pennsylvania also pleaded guilty in the federal 'animal crush' video case By Alec Schemmel Fox News Published April 28, 2026 4:55pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Ro Khanna says DHS must be funded after White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting Rep. Ro Khanna calls the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting ‘absolutely horrific,’ praises Secret Service agents and says DHS should be funded while opposing expanded ICE spending during a Sunday interview on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A woman from Illinois is pleading guilty after paying thousands of…
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