Overview

• Leonidas Varagiannis, arrested in Greece, and Prasan Nepal, arrested in North Carolina, are accused of leading '764 Inferno,' a subgroup of the nihilistic violent extremist network '764.'
• The network allegedly exploited at least eight minors, some as young as 13, through grooming, manipulation, and coercion into producing explicit material and self-harm content.
• Encrypted messaging platforms were used to distribute child sexual abuse material and create digital 'Lorebooks,' which served as currency for recruitment and status within the network.
• Varagiannis is contesting extradition from Greece, while both defendants await court hearings in Washington, D.C., facing potential life imprisonment if convicted.
• The arrests are part of a broader law enforcement effort under Project Safe Childhood to dismantle online child exploitation and extremism networks.