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Alberta youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764

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Paridon, B. v. (2026, September 28). Alberta youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lethbridge-terrorism-charges-online-extremism-764-9.7361451?cmp=rss

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CBC News · collected 2026-09-28 · by Bradley van Paridon
Content note This article describes suicide or self-harm, sexual violence and abuse of a child.

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A 17-year-old youth in Lethbridge, Alberta, has been charged with terrorism and other offences related to their involvement with a violent online group called 764. The RCMP describes 764 as a transnational network of predators targeting vulnerable youths through various social media platforms, coercing victims into self-harm, violence against others and animals, and producing sexually explicit content. In addition to the terrorism charges, the youth faces accusations of distributing child sexual abuse material and animal cruelty. Canada designated 764 as a terrorist entity in 2025, making this case one of the first to charge someone under that designation.
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Story summary

The RCMP in Lethbridge, Alberta, arrested a 17-year-old on September 3 for multiple charges linked to terrorism and the online group 764. The teen faces allegations including child sexual abuse material (CSAEM) and animal cruelty, activities consistent with the designated terrorist entity 764. This transnational network targets vulnerable youths through platforms like Telegram, Discord, and TikTok, exploiting mental health issues such as neurodivergence or eating disorders to coerce victims into self-harm and violence against others and animals. RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) received information from local police leading to the arrest, highlighting 764's role in grooming children and youth for criminal acts.

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Bradley van Paridon
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Topics

764 CBC Group Lethbridge RCMP

Subjects

764 ORG · 6× Lethbridge PERSON · 4× RCMP ORG · 3× CBC ORG · 2× Alta. GPE · 1× Group ORG · 1× INSET ORG · 1× Integrated National Security Enforcement Team ORG · 1× Telegram ORG · 1× The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

Lethbridge youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764 Group described as transnational network of online predators targeting vulnerable youths RCMP have charged a 17-year-old in Lethbridge, Alta., with multiple offences and say the teen's online activity was consistent with the designated terrorist group 764.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
🔮 The Lethbridge teenager is set to appear in court Oct. 14.
2026-09-28 · CBC News
Alberta youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764 · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

Lethbridge youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764 Group described as transnational network of online predators targeting vulnerable youths RCMP have charged a 17-year-old in Lethbridge, Alta., with multiple offences and say the teen's online activity was consistent with the designated terrorist group 764. asserted
activity → charge → group
The group is a transnational network of online predators targeting vulnerable youths with the goal of coercing victims to commit acts of self-harm as well as violence and abuse against others and animals, according to police. uncertain
group → target → police
The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) says it received information from the Lethbridge police, which led to the arrest. asserted
which → say → arrest
The teen faces charges related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and animal cruelty. asserted
teen → face → terrorism
CBC’s the fifth estate previously reported on 764, describing how the group targets victims online through platforms like Telegram, Discord, Roblox, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch and Steam. asserted
group → report → Telegram
Once targeted, victims are coerced into providing sexually explicit images of themselves and into committing acts of self-harm or violence against animals, often on livestreams. asserted
victims → target → livestreams
The predators exert further control by threatening to release the images to the victim's friends, family or school. asserted
predators → exert → friends
As the abuse escalates, some victims are forced into abusing others or attempting to take their own life, and at least one school shooting in the United States has been linked to 764, according to reporting by the fifth estate. uncertain
shooting → escalate → estate
The RCMP provides a resource sheet for parents and guardians about these online groups, signs of online extortion or abuse, and where to find help. asserted
RCMP → provide → help
The RCMP says that 764 is one of several groups engaging in similar activity, which are collectively referred to as the COM (short for community). asserted
which → say → community
In 2025, Canada became the first country to list 764 as a terrorist entity. asserted
Canada → become → entity
The Lethbridge teenager is set to appear in court Oct. 14. asserted
teenager → set → court
The accused cannot be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act. asserted
accused → accuse → Act
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