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Greggy’s Cult Leaders Charged with Sexually Exploiting Children on the Internet
In a shocking revelation, five men have been charged with a child exploitation enterprise, conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, and conspiracy to communicate interstate threats in connection with an online cult known as ‘Greggy’s Cult.’
According to the indictment, Hector Bermudez, 29, of Queens, New York; Zachary Dosch, 26, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Rumaldo Valdez, 22, of Honolulu, Hawaii; David Brilhante, 28, of San Diego, California; and Camden Rodriguez, 22, of Longmont, Colorado, led the online group, which carried out the alleged criminal conduct on a series of Discord servers.
The defendants were arrested today throughout the United States and will be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York at a later date. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said, ‘No child should ever be terrorized or exploited online, and no online platform should give refuge to predators.’
FBI Director Kash Patel added, ‘The FBI is sending a message to those individuals involved in criminal activity through violent online networks: you can’t hide in the shadows hovering over a keyboard – we will find and hold accountable those who participate in these illegal and heinous acts.’
As alleged in the indictment, between January 2020 and January 2021, the defendants participated in the production and distribution of child sex abuse material and also engaged in other forms of exploitation and harassment of both minor and adult victims.
The defendants and other members of the Greggy’s Cult convened on the Discord servers and directed minor victims, who had joined a video call on either Discord or another video conferencing platform, to engage in sexually explicit or other degrading conduct.
The group found victims in Discord servers or on gaming platforms such as Roblox and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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