A San Diego man is charged with heading up an online global cult that exploited minors and forced them to produce child porn
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SAN DIEGO — A 28-year-old San Diego man has been charged with running an online child-porn cult that extorted children and adults and forced them to appear in sex videos for their online members to watch.
David Brilhante of San Diego is one of five leaders of what federal agents say was a child exploitation ring operating under the name, ‘Greggy’s Cult.”
The cult allegedly operated throughout the country from 2020 through 2021, with the other leaders based in Hawaii, New Mexico, Colorado, and New York, according to a Justice Department release.
The men operated on the dark web, using mainly Discord servers where members of the cult could join and watch child pornography and self-mutilation. The men also combed through child video games such as Roblox and Counter-Strike to find new targets.
Federal agents arrested the men on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and they will be arraigned in New York.
“The defendants prolifically trafficked child pornography, sexually exploited minors, and communicated interstate threats, including towards both minor and adult victims,” reads a court document.
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