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A Huntley man accused of impaling a raccoon with a sword pleaded guilty Thursday to beating the animal with a hammer and treating it cruelly, according to McHenry County court records.
A 19-year-old Lake in the Hills man accused of torturing a raccoon with another teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to recording the animal being impaled and struck repeatedly, court records show.
Two McHenry County teenagers are charged with torturing a raccoon with a garden rake, hammer and sword, recording the animal in "agony" and posting it on social media, according to Huntley police and McHenry County prosecutors.