A 19-year-old Texas man was sentenced to decades in prison for his part in a horrific “nihilist” online child sex extortion cult, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
The online networks labeled as “nihilistic violent extremist” groups by the Justice Department seek to push society toward collapse and chaos by corrupting and exploiting vulnerable groups online, including young children.
‘These groups ultimately seek nothing less than the destruction of our society.’
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Alexis Aldair Chavez targeted victims under the online names Zack and Zack8884 as part of the 8884 network, which is related to the better-known 764 online cult.
In 2023, Chavez and a co-conspirator tried to make a minor female kill herself by overdosing on pills. They intended to record the suicide and then use
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