司法部称普拉桑·尼泊尔利用了至少八名年仅13岁的未成年人。旨在在线剥削未成年人的“764”网络领导者周四对合谋性剥削未成年人罪认罪。
DOJ says Prasan Nepal took advantage of at least eight minors as young as 13. The leader of the "764" network, which seeks to exploit minors online, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to sexually exploit minors.
哥伦比亚特区美国检察官在一份新闻稿中表示，21岁的普拉桑·尼泊尔，网名“Trippy”，领导该网络近四年，该网络作为“一个虚无主义暴力极端网络”运作，“在美国及海外从事广泛的犯罪活动——包括协同剥削未成年人、勒索弱势受害者、造成心理伤害，作为推动混乱和社会动荡的有组织意识形态的一部分”。
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.
根据新闻稿，尼泊尔通过加密应用程序利用“规则”剥削未成年人，这些“规则”是儿童加入所谓网络所必需的，领导者会强迫未成年人“从事自残、线上和线下性行为、伤害动物、性剥削兄弟姐妹和他人、暴力行为、暴力威胁、自杀和谋杀”。
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.
ABC新闻5月报道称，FBI正在全国范围内进行250起与“764”及类似网络有关的调查。据称，自那以来的六个月里，FBI又至少立案了100起调查。
ABC News reported in May that the FBI was conducting 250 investigations across the country tied to 764 and similar networks. In the six months since, the FBI has opened at least 100 more investigations, it said.
美国检察官珍妮·皮罗表示，尼泊尔及其共谋者利用儿童性虐待材料与该组织其他成员进行交易，尼泊尔利用了至少八名年仅13岁的未成年人。
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.
“此案揭露了一个残酷成为货币、暴力成为娱乐、儿童沦为支配与控制游戏中靶子的世界，”Pirro说。“Nepal及其共谋者建立的不仅仅是一个犯罪网络，而是一场蓄意腐蚀弱势群体、拆除文明社会护栏的运动。今天的认罪对他们企图伤害的每一个孩子都是一次胜利，也是对任何自以为能躲在加密屏幕后的人的警告：我们会找到你们，并将你们绳之以法。” Nepal面临15至30年监禁，预计将于2027年5月宣判。
“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. “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. 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.”Nepal faces between 15 and 30 years in prison and is expected to be sentenced in May 2027.