The Aporia · Leader of extremist '764' network pleads guilty to sexually exploiting children: DOJ

Prasan Nepal, also known as "Trippy," the leader of the extremist '764' network, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sexually exploit minors. The network operated for nearly four years and involved at least 100 investigations by the FBI since May. Nepal used encrypted apps to force minors into dangerous acts, including sexual exploitation, self-harm, and violence, targeting victims as young as 13. He faces between 15 and 30 years in prison when sentenced in May 2027.

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Prasan Nepal, 21, also known by the online moniker "Trippy," pleaded guilty on Thursday to sexually exploiting children as part of his leadership role in the 764 network. For nearly four years, starting around 2019, Nepal led this extremist group which targeted minors across the United States and internationally through encrypted apps. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia stated that the organization engaged in a range of criminal activities including extorting vulnerable victims and causing psychological harm. Nepal forced at least eight minors, some as young as 13, to follow "rules" to join the network, compelling them to participate in severe acts such as self-mutilation, sexual exploitation, violence, and threats of suicide or murder. This case highlights the growing threat posed by extremist online networks targeting children for criminal purposes.

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For nearly four years, Prasan Nepal, 21, also known by the online moniker “Trippy,” led the network, which operated as "a nihilistic violent extremist network" and "engaged in a wide range of criminal conduct across the United States and abroad — including coordinated efforts to exploit minors, extort vulnerable victims, and inflict psychological harm as part of an organized ideology promoting chaos and societal destabilization," the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia said in a news release.

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🔮 Nepal used encrypted apps to exploit minors through "rules," which were needed for the child to join the so-called network, and leaders would force minors "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," according to the news release.

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Leader of extremist '764' network pleads guilty to sexually exploiting children: DOJ · mixed framing

Leader of extremist '764' network pleads guilty to sexually exploiting children: asserted

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DOJ DOJ says Prasan Nepal took advantage of at least eight minors as young as 13. asserted

Nepal → say → 13

The leader of the "764" network, which seeks to exploit minors online, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to sexually exploit minors. asserted

which → seek → minors

Attorney → know → release

Nepal used encrypted apps to exploit minors through "rules," which were needed for the child to join the so-called network, and leaders would force minors "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," according to the news release. uncertain

leaders → use → release

ABC News reported in May that the FBI was conducting 250 investigations across the country tied to 764 and similar networks. uncertain

FBI → report → networks

In the six months since, the FBI has opened at least 100 more investigations, it said. asserted

it → open → investigations

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. “This case exposes a world where cruelty is currency, violence is entertainment, and children are treated as targets in a game of domination and control,” Pirro said. asserted

Pirro → use → domination

“What Nepal and his co‑conspirators built was not just a criminal operation, it was a deliberate campaign to corrupt the vulnerable and dismantle the guardrails of civilized society. asserted

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Today’s 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. asserted

we → seek → you

Nepal faces between 15 and 30 years in prison and is expected to be sentenced in May 2027. uncertain

Nepal → face → May

Leader of extremist '764' network pleads guilty to sexually exploiting children: DOJ

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