South Devon hunt countryman Andrew Bellamy has been found guilty of two charges of interfering with a badger sett.
Mr Bellamy, 39, of Yelverton, was fined £500 with £500 costs, at South Devon Magistrates Court on 1 February.
He had denied being the man caught on covert filming by the League Against Cruel Sports.
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