Porterville man accused of being in online network linked to exploitation of teens, animal cruelty

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A young Porterville antheral is federally charged with crimes allegedly connected to an Extremist Group that targets teens.

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The Department of Justice announced Monday that 19-year-old Tony Long is accused of carnal crushing, intersexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking and making threats against a minor.

The indictment alleges that the incidents happened successful precocious 2024 towards teens successful Washington State and Kern County.

Court documents assertion Long is simply a subordinate of "764."

The FBI says the web is made up of convulsive predators who befriend teenagers done fashionable online platforms and past coerce them into escalating intersexual and convulsive behavior.

"The FBI has nary tolerance for anyone who preys connected children oregon different susceptible members of society," said FBI Director Kash Patel.

Their victims are told to make graphic pornography, harm household pets, chopped themselves with crisp objects oregon adjacent dice by suicide.

If Long is convicted connected each counts helium faces, his condemnation could scope upwards of 84 years successful prison, on with millions successful fines.