A Longmont man was arrested and indicted for his function in “Greggy’s Cult,” a bunch of 5 males that solicited youngsters on well-liked gaming platforms like Discord and Roblox, and lured them into making sexual assault materials between January 2020 and January 2021.
Camden Rodriguez, 22, was arrested and federally charged with one rely of sexual exploitation of a minor, one rely of distribution of kid pornography, two counts of entry with intent to view youngster pornography and one rely of conspiracy to speak interstate threats, in line with a Tuesday press launch from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
The 5 males are accused of being a part of a bunch known as “Greggy’s Cult,” a web based Discord group that officers say would be part of video calls earlier than directing youngsters to interact in sexual acts, in line with a federal indictment out of Brooklyn, New York. The 4 different males are from New York, Hawaii, New Mexico and California.
Rodriguez and the opposite 4 are accused of taking screenshots or recording movies of their interactions with the kids and sharing them amongst themselves or on different Discord servers.
“No child should ever be terrorized or exploited online, and no online platform should give refuge to predators,” United States Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote within the launch. “The Department of Justice will continue to protect children, support survivors, and hold accountable anyone who preys on the vulnerable – online or offline – with every tool we have.”
Officials additionally stated the boys used well-liked on-line video games like Roblox or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to seek out potential victims, in line with the discharge. According to the unsealed indictment, the boys are accused of encouraging among the victims to kill or hurt themselves.
The group can be accused of telling some grownup victims they might falsely expose them as pedophiles if the adults didn’t interact in “degrading acts” for the group, in line with the indictment.
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