Maine Teen Sexually Exploited Children on Behalf of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Groups, FBI Says
The FBI says the 17-year-old faces detention and supervision after investigators linked the case to a network tied to more than 500 people nationwide.
- On Tuesday, the FBI announced a Maine teen became the first juvenile in the United States federally charged and adjudicated for acts related to online nihilistic violent extremist groups connected to the 764 network.
- The 764 network is a decentralized online group largely made up of minors that uses "threats, blackmail, and manipulation to coerce or extort victims into producing, sharing, or live-streaming acts of self-harm, animal cruelty, sexually explicit acts, and/or suicide."
- Investigators found the 17-year-old committed multiple acts of juvenile delinquency, including child sexual exploitation and cyberstalking; the FBI is currently investigating more than 500 people nationwide tied to similar violent online networks.
- Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Boston Division, stated, "This first-in-the-nation case should make it crystal clear that if you conspire to commit violent, extremist crimes, your age will not shield you from accountability."
- Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg added that the "shocking and disturbing nature of the criminal conduct" required a forceful response to protect the public from predatory nihilistic violent extremism.
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Maine teen is first juvenile charged in federal extremist group case, FBI says
The FBI says it is investigating more than 500 people connected to networks accused of coercing children into sexually exploiting themselves or engaging in self-harm.
Maine teen sexually exploited children on behalf of nihilistic violent extremist groups, FBI says
The FBI says a Maine teen is the first juvenile in the United States to be federally charged and adjudicated for acts related to online nihilistic violent extremist groups connected to the 764 network.
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