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German Prosecutors Charge Juvenile Linked to ‘No Lives Matter’ Over Extortion, Graffiti, Weapons Offense

Investigators say the case points to a youth-driven online ecosystem that glorifies extreme violence.

Overview

  • The Cybercrime Center in Baden-Württemberg reports the youth obtained sexual images from a then-13-year-old abroad and threatened her via chat to send more.
  • Prosecutors also suspect the juvenile of leaving “No Lives Matter” graffiti in Bad Herrenalb last year.
  • A weapons-law offense is alleged, with authorities withholding details on custody and whether the threats achieved their aim.
  • Investigators characterize “No Lives Matter” as part of the Com-network that promotes crimes, self-harm and animal abuse with the goal of eroding social norms.
  • Parallel actions include a Rotterdam trial of an admitted founder on terrorist-association charges and a Hamburg case against “White Tiger,” as the LKA warns these youth-centric violent networks are expanding with a large dark field.