A Farmington Hills man, Justin Miller (23), has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with possession and production of child pornography, coercion and enticement of a minor, and the interstate transmission of extortionate threats and threatening communications.
According to the complaint, Miller was an administrator of an online group which facilitated and encouraged self-harming. He allegedly encouraged victims to inflict “cutsigns”—the process of cutting his screenname into their flesh. Miller is also accused of grooming and coercing underage girls to produce and send him sexually explicit videos and images.
The charges were announced by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr., who was joined by Reuben Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The complaint details Miller’s participation in online groups as a Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE), who engage in criminal conduct in furtherance of political, social, or religious goals that derive from the hatred of society and a desire to bring about its collapse.
“The alleged crimes are sick and twisted. Nihilistic violent extremists shamefully terrorize vulnerable victims in our communities to create chaos and instability,” U.S. Attorney Gorgon said. “We will do everything in our power to root out and prosecute this perverse behavior.”
The FBI’s investigation into Miller’s activities is a testament to their commitment to protecting children from exploitation. “The federal charges announced today against Justin Miller reaffirm the FBI’s unrelenting commitment to protecting children from exploitation,” said Reuben Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office. “Safeguarding our children from violence, coercion and exploitation is a top priority for the FBI.
This case is being investigated by agents from the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Ramamurthy. A criminal complaint is merely a formal charge and is not evidence of guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. It is the burden of the government to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Key Facts
- State: Michigan
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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