“GET them young and they’re yours forever” – these are the chilling words from a twisted playbook to help Satan-obsessed paedophile abusers blackmail young girls online.
Blending sickening neo-Nazi ideology and harrowing sexual extortion, terror cult 764 is among a worrying new breed of evil online abusers.
NCARichard Ehiemere had Category A child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his phone – the worst kind[/caption]
PAThe group share posts related to Satan, neo-Nazi ideology and child sex abuse images[/caption]
PABritish 764 member Cameron Finnigan, 19, tried to get a girl to end her life on webcam[/caption]
Targeting girls as young as nine, they blackmail kids into stripping, performing degrading sex acts, self-harming, attempting suicide and committing violence against animals and the public.
At least four arrests have been made in the UK and according to the National Crime Agency (NCA), incidents have increased six-fold in the last two years and the membership is in the hundreds.
Among them was Londoner Richard Ehiemere, 21, who was collared with 29 indecent images of children (IIOC) including 10 Category A – the most severe – on his phone.
Under the alias ‘Retaliate#1337’ and then 17, his chilling boasts in online forums included sexual taunts to an 11-year-old girl.
This week, Ehiemere was sentenced to 12 months, suspended for 18months, and given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order for two counts of fraud – regarding data, password and username leaks – and three charges related to the horrifying photos.
An NCA cybercrime investigator tells us: “In online groups, Ehiemere spoke about having ‘e-girls’ and would say things like, ‘I own you from now on’.
“In one group chat, a young girl, who was invited to join, asked, ‘I’m 11, is that OK?’ and he replied, ‘OK, you’re my little c** sl**’.
“CVLT (764) is very focused on sexual exploitation, grooming and dominating young girls. Their main thing is to get them to take their clothes off on camera and do whatever the group asks.
“That could be self-harm or sadistic sex acts, these girls are mostly 15 or 16, and on a few occasions, non-UK members have claimed they made girls attempt suicide on camera.
“They seek out vulnerable girls on mental health boards. The leader of the group advised looking out for victims with personality and eating disorders.”
Worryingly, the NCA – who are UK’s answer to the FBI – tell us young female victims are groomed to the point that they “end up becoming perpetrators themselves”.
They say: “Just like you’d see with sex rings where girls are forced into it and then they get other girls into it too. The same thing is happening online.”
‘Terror week’ plot
At least five British teens have been arrested for crimes related to 764 – including Cameron Finnigan, 19, known as ‘ACID’ online, who encouraged a young Italian to livestream herself ending her life.
When asked about this sickening act in a police interview, he replied: “The only risk I was concerned about is, if she went through with it and I got caught”.
Cops also found an 11-page PDF document detailing how to carry out a “mass casualty” attack against the public and that he plotted a “terror week” with other members.
Finnigan also planned to murder a homeless man living in a tent near his home and vowed online: “I won’t stop until he’s dead.”
That could be self-harm or sadistic sex acts, these girls are mostly 15 or 16, and on a few occasions, non-UK members have claimed they made girls attempt suicide on camera
NCA cybercrime investigator
Police also found six Category A child sex abuse images and a video on his computer – something Rob Richardson, head of the NCA’s fight against the group, tells us is all too common with 764 members.
He says: “From what we understand, this group’s motivation isn’t necessarily around having a sexual interest in children or finance. Their motivation is notoriety and credibility online.
“The way they build that is by sharing child sex abuse material (CSAM), coercing vulnerable people to abuse themselves and others, or by shocking their peers.
“The occult (Satanism) is one method of that, another is sharing extreme right-wing ideology but what worries us more is extreme misogyny and what type of men will be made from this.
“The influence of the manosphere is breeding an entire community of misogynistic young men and we are very worried about what will happen in five or six years time.”
‘X-Rated paedo hellscape’
The group – set up in 2021 – was named after the Texas postcode of teen founder Bradley Cadenhead who is serving an 80-year sentence on charges of child pornography.
PAFinnigan planned a knife and firearm massacre[/caption]
PAHe shared photos of the tent of a homeless man, who he plotted to murder[/caption]
They find vulnerable teenage girls on communication apps and specifically hunt down youngsters with eating disorders and mental health issues.
In the chilling 101 page “sexploitation playbook” recently seen by the Observer, they advised members how to target young victims online – headed with the quote: “Get them young, and they’re yours forever.”
But in their bid to find younger victims, they have also taken to the infiltrating online games like Roblox, as The Sun discovered.
Worryingly, just under half of UK gamers aged four to 18 play Roblox – making it the most popular title for minors – and a dream hunting ground for abusers.
Last year, a damning report from Hindenburg Research accused Roblox of prioritising profits over child safety and branded the game “an X-rated paedophile hellscape”.
“[It was] replete with users attempting to groom our avatars, groups openly trading child pornography, widely accessible sex games, violent content and extremely abusive speech – all of which is open to young children,” the report claimed.
Roblox has introduced 30 safety updates limiting how kids under 13 communicate and banning under-nines from “moderate” content.
Roblox consistently fails to remove communities trading child abuse material from its platform.
Online paedophile hunter RealSchlep
Despite this, The Sun has been made aware of a boy, aged 10, who was forced to strip on camera, carve a chunk of skin out of his thigh and livestream himself throwing up.
In another case, a 12-year-old girl was forced to carve the name of her abuser into her skin and was hounded for hours in an attempt to convince her to kill her mother, until she broke down in tears and tried to overdose on medication.
We also found T-shirts Roblox users could buy for their characters linked to the terror group, including one with the slogan: “He harm on my nation until I 764.”
Others featured ‘764’ in the design, made reference to harming animals, sexual activity with children and bestiality. Some depicted self-harm wounds too.
‘Catfished, lovebombed & sextorted’
The predators will use the chat function in Roblox or find an online forum that talks about self-harm or bipolar disorder to find vulnerable children, who they call ‘submits’.
They will then persuade them to join a free online communication app, which is where the full extent of the grooming begins.
Here they will catfish and lovebomb their victims, using fake photos and excessive displays of affection, to masquerade as the perfect romantic partner.
IMDBThe founder of the 764 terror group Bradley Cadenhead[/caption]
SuppliedOne user linked to 764 sold Roblox T-shirts featuring self-harm cuts and encouraging animal abuse[/caption]
RealSchlepThe Roblox in-game chat references twisted sexual fantasies, 764 and the age of a young gamer[/caption]
Once they have fully gained their trust they ask for sexually explicit photos or videos, which is when the truly sadistic stuff begins.
The abuser will ‘sextort’ them by threatening to send the explicit photos to the victim’s school or parents.
Or they will threaten to ‘swat’ them by getting armed police officers to storm their address after making a hoax call or ‘dox’ them by publishing their private information online.
Scared and vulnerable, these children are pressured into performing degrading acts on camera for their abusers, which will then be circulated amongst 764 members.
A relative of one of the victims, who asked to remain anonymous, urged parents to monitor what their children do online.
She said: “If you must let your children play Roblox make sure you disable the in-game chat. You may think they’re safe and only talking to other children but these children are often the ones grooming them”.
‘Predators’ paradise’
YouTube paedophile hunter Michael, 21, from Georgia, US, who runs the channel RealSchlep, has drew in millions of viewers to his online stings on Roblox.
He tells us: “Roblox consistently fails to remove communities trading child abuse material from its platform.
‘Sadistic groups fuled by melting pot of violence & extreme ideology’
As for what turns young men to commit such vile acts, Dr Simon Duff, of the Centre of Forensic & Family Psychology at the University of Nottingham, gave his verdict.
He told the Sun: “For some people it might be through experiences where they have learned that certain tactics achieve goals.
“For example, if a child has been exposed to circumstances where they see that getting control of someone leads to positive outcomes they might learn to try to control others.
“It is possible that these behaviours develop from a child’s experiences of trauma, which can impact how they understand and interact with the world.
“We also have to consider that some of it will be opportunistic, that someone sees an opportunity and takes advantage of it.”
Andy Burrows, Chief Executive of Molly Rose Foundation added: “It is sickening that children are being groomed into such incredibly distressing and disturbing acts online by sadistic groups fuelled by a melting pot of violent and extreme ideologies.
“The urgency and depravity of these risks requires the Prime Minister to act. After multiple warnings by global law enforcement about these groups we need stronger online safety laws to keep our children safe.”
“I publicly called out one of these groups in response to the CEO of Roblox and my post got more likes than his.
“The chances someone at Roblox saw it? Extremely high. And yet, the group is still up.”
With the Online Safety Act 2023 coming into force this month, Roblox will have to carry out a Children’s Risk Assessment by July 2025.
This would check the risks of children being exposed to harmful content within the game and whether additional safety measures are necessary.
A spokesperson from Roblox told the Sun: “These allegations are deeply troubling and not the kind of experience we want our users to have.
“We have a zero-tolerance policy against child exploitation and in November, we announced a number of changes to restrict chat functions for users under age 13.
“For example, users under 13 can no longer directly message others on Roblox outside of experiences.
“Moreover, users under 13 are unable to directly message others within games and experiences unless the default setting is changed using Verified Parental Controls.
“We monitor 24/7 for inappropriate content, partner with law enforcement around the world, and are working tirelessly to enhance our systems, processes and policies.”
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