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Tony Christopher Long, a 19-year-old from Porterville, California, has been indicted on multiple federal charges including animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of child sexual abuse material, cyberstalking, and interstate extortion. Prosecutors allege that Long, known online as “Inactive,” “Inactivee0,” and “inactivecvx,” committed these crimes in late 2024, targeting minors in both California and Washington state. The indictment details a two-month period during which Long allegedly cyberstalked and attempted to extort a minor in Kern County, California, sexually exploited a minor in Washington, and possessed explicit material involving the latter victim.
Long is accused of being a member of the extremist group “764,” described by authorities as a nihilistic violent extremist network and an offshoot of The Com, a global collective known for financially motivated, sexual, and violent crimes. If convicted on all counts, Long faces up to 69 years in prison and fines totaling $1.25 million, with individual charges carrying significant mandatory minimums and maximum sentences. The case is being investigated by the FBI and the Porterville Police Department, highlighting the intersection of child exploitation and extremist online networks.
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After being charged, Long pleaded not guilty in federal court and was ordered held in custody pending a detention hearing. Prosecutors said he faces up to 69 years in prison and up to $1.25 million in fines if convicted.
U.S. federal prosecutors charged 19-year-old Tony Christopher Long of Porterville, California with multiple offenses tied to the 764 extremist network, including animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, CSAM possession, cyberstalking, and interstate extortion. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Leonidas Varagiannis and Prasan Nepal, described as alleged leaders of the 764 network, were arrested and charged in April 2025. Prosecutors said they directed and distributed child sexual abuse material involving at least eight minor victims.
Federal prosecutors allege Tony Christopher Long carried out a series of crimes over roughly a two-month period in late 2024, including sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of child sexual abuse material, cyberstalking, interstate extortion, and animal crushing. The alleged conduct involved victims in Kern County, California and Washington state.
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A 17-year-old Maine resident became the first U.S. juvenile federally charged, adjudicated, and detained for delinquent acts tied to the nihilistic violent extremist network known as **764**, an online collective affiliated with The Com. The unnamed teen was found to have committed offenses including conspiracy to sexually exploit a child, child sexual exploitation and enticement, child sexual abuse material distribution, interstate threats, cyberstalking, and identity theft; the court ordered official detention followed by juvenile-delinquent supervision. The FBI said 764 and its offshoots recruit and coerce minors and other vulnerable people into escalating sexual exploitation, self-harm, and violent behavior to foster chaos and social unrest. Federal investigators are pursuing more than 500 subjects nationwide linked to the network, signaling intensified enforcement against online extremist groups that exploit children for criminal activity.
Sep 3, 2026
UK authorities said Justin Swaddle, a 20-year-old from Leeds linked to the online collective known as **The Com**, was sentenced to two years in prison for blackmail, sextortion, and child sexual abuse offences against **117 female victims worldwide**. Investigators said Swaddle, who offended while aged 17, used aliases including **"Epstein," "Rugen," and "Moscow"** on Snapchat, Telegram, and Discord to groom and coerce girls aged 13 to 17 into producing sexual images and videos, and in some cases into acts of self-harm, while threatening to expose them to parents or schools. The UK National Crime Agency said it took over the investigation in January 2024 and recovered evidence from seized devices showing indecent images of children, extortion, and material depicting victims carving his aliases into their skin. Eight victims were identified in the UK, with additional victims located through cooperation with law enforcement in the United States, Canada, Australia, Norway, and New Zealand. Swaddle pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court and was also made subject to a **10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order** and placement on the **Sex Offenders Register**, as authorities highlighted the case as part of wider scrutiny of The Com over sextortion, child exploitation, and related cyber-enabled abuse.
Aug 10, 2026
U.S. and European authorities are intensifying efforts against **The Com**, a sprawling, youth-driven ecosystem associated with cyber-enabled extortion, harassment, and offline violence. Europol-coordinated **Project Compass**, supported by 28 countries (including the Five Eyes), reported **30 arrests**, the full or partial identification of **179 perpetrators**, the safeguarding of **four victims**, and the identification of up to **62 victims**; officials described The Com as splintered into **Hacker Com**, **In Real Life Com**, and **Extortion Com**, with members using identity obfuscation and financial laundering to evade detection. Separate reporting highlighted the **764 network** as a decentralized online threat linked to the **grooming and coercion of minors** via trust-based manipulation across mainstream platforms, aligning with recent U.S. federal law-enforcement warnings about structured grooming “architectures” and targeting patterns. While 764 and The Com are not presented as the same organization, both references describe overlapping risk themes—online communities that deliberately target minors, blend digital coercion with real-world harm, and create downstream organizational risk through victimization, extortion, and exploitation that can spill into schools, families, and workplaces.
Jun 29, 2026