US influencer is charged after posting his OWN video of a great white shark being dragged onto a Cape Cod beach

Prosecutors say he and his crew went on a days-long hunt with a European client in October 2025. He faces five charges, including animal cruelty. Bail was set at $10,000 in Barnstable Superior Court on Wednesday.

District Attorney Robert Galibois says the men celebrated and posed with Aaron before releasing him.

Stefanou must surrender his fishing licence, post no shark videos and stay out of Massachusetts.

His lawyer calls him 'a skilled and accomplished angler' who helps with marine tagging research.