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Edward Helmore

US man sentenced to 77 years for child sexual abuse tied to online extremist group

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The US Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, on 4 May 2026, in Washington. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

A 27-year-old Tennessee man described by the US justice department as a “nihilistic violent extremist” was sentenced to 77 years in prison on Wednesday for his targeting of girls online as part of the 764 network, an online group the FBI calls a form of “modern-day terrorism”.

Kyle Spitze of Friendsville received the federal sentence on Wednesday for “production of child sexual abuse material, abetting the distribution of animal crushing videos, and possessing and accessing with the intent to view”, the justice department said in a statement.

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