Alberta teen charged in alleged 764 network offences including terrorism, sexual extortion and animal cruelty

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Press the share icon on your browser Select Add to Home Screen Press Add Comments Close comments menu Comments closed. 3 in the southern Alberta city and accused of committing crimes relating to terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM), and animal cruelty. RCMP allege the teen, whose gender was not disclosed, was involved in the 764 network: an online group that recruits children and youth via gaming platforms and social media networks and grooms them to commit heinous crimes.

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• 0:42 Canada lists 4 new terrorist entities, including online extremist groups Elements of the 764 network are known to have extreme ideological views and victimize children through desensitizing and...
• "The explicit goal of 764 and similar networks is simply violence for the sake of violence, based on the hatred of humanity and hatred of society," Oriola explained.
• While youth have been recruited for nefarious reasons for decades, RCMP said the current trends associated with the 764 network started appearing in earnest about three years ago.
• 1:58 Quebec man faces terrorism charges linked to 764 extremist network the predators first gain the youth's trust, then exploit them.
• The internet knows no borders, making the 764 network an international issue for law enforcement.

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They encourage killing the family cat, for example, or nearby cats and dogs and to film those. They spread propaganda and encourage violent acts both online and offline. "They encourage members to self-harm and record their self-harms.

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• And, of course, they're also involving varying degrees of sextortion – essentially blackmailing young people with asking for nudes and so forth," Oriola said.
• RCMP said victims have also been pressured to write messages in blood and/or carve names or online handles into their skin or that of another youth, pet or animal.
• It's a cyclical system: RCMP say recruiters are themselves often youth or young adults, who may have been first victimized and exploited by an existing member, and then extorted or pressured into finding a...
• Matt Johnson, the officer in charge of the RCMP federal policing northwest region's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET).

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Alberta teen accused of '764' terrorism, sexual extortion and animal cruelty crimes | Globalnews.ca GlobalNews home Full Menu Search Menu Menu Close Submit Search Topics Watch World Canada Local Change location Politics Money Health Entertainment Lifestyle Perspectives Sports Shopping Commentary Contests Podcasts U.S. Hide message bar 1:50 Alberta youth charged with terrorism, animal cruelty and child sexual abuse and exploitation material RCMP have arrested and charged a 17-year-old Lethbridge youth for online activity they allege is consistent with the 764 Network, an international terrorist entity. The 764 network, which was listed as a terrorist entity in Canada in December 2025, is described as a transnational online ecosystem of violent predators with a shared ideology, not an organized crime group with central leadership.

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• Kxan: The "764 Network" is a global online group that actively targets young people and encourages acts of violence and self-harm.