{"id":365346,"date":"2026-10-08T20:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/leader-of-extremist-764-network-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-exploiting-children-doj"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:06:19","slug":"leader-of-extremist-764-network-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-exploiting-children-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/leader-of-extremist-764-network-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-exploiting-children-doj","title":{"rendered":"Chief of extremist &#8216;764&#8217; community pleads responsible to sexually exploiting kids: DOJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">The leader of the &#8220;764&#8221; network, which seeks to exploit minors online, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to sexually exploit minors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">For nearly four years, Prasan Nepal, 21, also known by the online moniker \u201cTrippy,\u201d led the network, which operated as &#8220;a nihilistic violent extremist network&#8221; and &#8220;engaged in a wide range of criminal conduct across the United States and abroad \u2014 including coordinated efforts to exploit minors, extort vulnerable victims, and inflict psychological harm as part of an organized ideology promoting chaos and societal destabilization,&#8221; the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Nepal used encrypted apps to exploit minors through &#8220;rules,&#8221; which were needed for the child to join the so-called network, and leaders would force minors &#8220;to engage in self-mutilation, online and in-person sexual acts, harm to animals, sexual exploitation of siblings and others, acts of violence, threats of violence, suicide, and murder,&#8221; according to the news release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/26b79d2f-bfa5-42a6-98f0-549cf364a87d\/justice-2-gty-er-261008_1791493263212_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/26b79d2f-bfa5-42a6-98f0-549cf364a87d\/justice-2-gty-er-261008_1791493263212_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/26b79d2f-bfa5-42a6-98f0-549cf364a87d\/justice-2-gty-er-261008_1791493263212_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/26b79d2f-bfa5-42a6-98f0-549cf364a87d\/justice-2-gty-er-261008_1791493263212_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ABC\" alt=\"ABC\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/26b79d2f-bfa5-42a6-98f0-549cf364a87d\/justice-2-gty-er-261008_1791493263212_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the District of Columbia, Sept. 9, 2026, in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Finn Gomez\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ABC News<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->reported in May that the FBI was<!-- -->\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/fbi-opened-250-investigations-tied-violent-online-network\/story?id=121480884\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">conducting 250 investigations<\/a>\u00a0<!-- -->across the country tied to 764 and similar networks. In the six months since, the FBI has opened at least 100 more investigations, it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Nepal and his co-conspirators used child sexual abuse material to trade with other members of the group, and Nepal took advantage of at least eight minors as young as 13, U.S. Attorney Jeannie Pirro said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cThis case exposes a world where cruelty is currency, violence is entertainment, and children are treated as targets in a game of domination and control,\u201d Pirro said. \u201cWhat Nepal and his co\u2011conspirators built was not just a criminal operation, it was a deliberate campaign to corrupt the vulnerable and dismantle the guardrails of civilized society. Today\u2019s plea is a victory for every child they sought to harm, and a warning to anyone who believes they can hide behind an encrypted screen: we will find you, and we will stop you.\u201d<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Nepal faces between 15 and 30 years in prison and is expected to be sentenced in May 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/leader-extremist-764-network-pleads-guilty-sexually-exploiting\/story?id=137109641\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the &#8220;764&#8221; network, which seeks to exploit minors online, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to sexually exploit minors. 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