UPDATED Monday, December 3, 2012 --- 6:33 p.m.

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin woman has pleaded not guilty to charges she tortured and killed her boyfriend's dog.

Twenty-year-old Sean Janas of Wausau entered her plea Monday in Marathon County court.

WAOW-TV reports a group of protesters, some with their dogs, gathered outside the courthouse during Janas' appearance. The protesters have called on prosecutors to seek the maximum penalties against Janas, if she is convicted.

Prosecutors say Janas poisoned her boyfriend's dog, a German shepherd-Labrador mix named Mary, and tortured the animal before the 4-year-old dog died in June.

Janas remains in jail with bond set at $2,500.

Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.

_________________________________________

Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 --- 6:24p.m.

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- A Wausau woman is charged with animal abuse in the death of her boyfriend's dog.

Marathon County prosecutors have charged 20-year-old Sean Janas with felony animal mistreatment and poisoning an animal, a misdemeanor.

According to the criminal complaint, Janas allegedly wrote diary entries about abusing her boyfriend's 4-year-old German shepherd-Labrador mix.

Assistant District Attorney Lamont Jacobson tells WAOW-TV (http://bit.ly/RxqFP3 ) that according to the diary Janas kept, "it appears she took joy in abusing the animal."

Investigators say the dog, named Mary, died in June.

Janas was in jail Tuesday on a $2,500 cash bond. She is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing Oct. 31. Online court records did not list a defense attorney.

------

Information from: WAOW-TV, http://www.waow.com

Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.