Prasan Nepal Admits Guilt in Federal Court for Leading 764 Extremist Network
A 21-year-old from North Carolina who joined the child sextortion group 764 as an underage teenager and quickly rose to leadership pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday, the Justice Department announced. Prasan Nepal, also known by the alias "Trippy," admitted to conspiracy to commit sexual exploitation of a child as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Nepal faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison upon sentencing. He led the nihilistic violent extremist network for nearly four years, playing a central role in the grooming, manipulation, and extortion of minors across multiple jurisdictions.
Role in 764 and Control Over Subgroup "764 Inferno"
According to court records, Nepal and his alleged co-conspirator Leonidas Varagiannis, arrested in Greece last year, controlled membership in 764 and regulated access to a highly involved subgroup known as "764 Inferno." The Justice Department describes 764 as a "network of nihilistic violent extremists who engage in criminal conduct in the United States and abroad, seeking to destroy civilized society through the corruption and exploitation of vulnerable populations, which often include minors."
Members of 764 are affiliated with "The Com," a global collective of loosely associated groups that commit financially motivated, sexual, and violent crimes, as noted by threat researchers. Nepal instructed members on how to exploit vulnerable children and monitored activity in the group’s channels. He admitted to requiring prospective members to produce and share child sexual abuse material, engage in self-mutilation, self-immolation, animal cruelty, and commit acts of violence against people and property.
Extortion, Psychological Torment, and Victim Exploitation
Nepal regularly monitored group activity and compelled members to continue producing and posting acts of self-harm. He also ordered victims to commit these acts and engaged in psychological torment and extreme violence against children, sometimes extorting them to produce sexually harmful material. In the indictment, prosecutors accused Nepal and Varagiannis of exploiting at least eight minor victims, some as young as 13 years old.
"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,"
— Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Pirro added that 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." She stated that the 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."
Additional Crimes and Network-Wide Impact
Officials said members of 764 also extort victims to commit suicide and murder, and publish compilations of photographs and videos of targeted victims to gain notoriety within the network and spread fear. Prosecutors listed the monikers of 22 additional alleged co-conspirators in the indictment against Nepal and Varagiannis.
The Justice Department said Varagiannis, also known as "War," remains detained in Greece and is expected to face trial in the next six months on charges related to CSAM and participation in a criminal organization.
Context of Recent Law Enforcement Actions Against 764
Nepal’s guilty plea follows a period of heightened law enforcement activity targeting members of 764 and affiliated groups. Kyle William Spitze, an original member of 764 and leader of one of its offshoots, was sentenced to 77 years in prison in late August — the longest imprisonment ever imposed on a nihilistic violent extremist. Alexis Aldair Chavez, who began associating with 764 as a child in 2022 before leading an offshoot 8884, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in July.
Other alleged 764 members arrested since 2025 include Baron Cain Martin, Tony Christopher Long, Erik Lee Madison, Zachary Sweeney, and Aaron Corey.
"It is great seeing every generation of copycats get arrested even faster than the previous generation, and seeing the long sentences,"
— Allison Nixon, Chief Research Officer at Unit 221B
Nixon added that reoffending rates for online gangs are extremely high, making each prison stint critical. "The biggest value is getting them off the table," she said. "We need realistic expectations about permanently ending the problem, because people with violent tendencies have existed for all of human history. The measure of success is whether society can enforce the law to ensure people with these tendencies cannot persist and escalate."
Ongoing Challenges and Broader Implications
A case in Maine last month, involving the first child federally charged and adjudicated for crimes stemming from their involvement in 764, underscores the group’s sprawling reach and the legal challenges confronting law enforcement. Nixon noted that success can be measured in child lives saved, emphasizing the need to minimize turnaround time and maximize sentences.
"With the 764 cases, I think law enforcement sets a strong example," she said. "Success means minimizing turnaround time and maximizing sentences. I hope the entire Com is treated like this one day."
Source: CyberScoop