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A 17-year-old youth in Lethbridge, Alberta, has been charged with terrorism and other offences related to their involvement with a violent online group called 764. The RCMP describes 764 as a transnational network of predators targeting vulnerable youths through various social media platforms, coercing victims into self-harm, violence against others and animals, and producing sexually explicit content. In addition to the terrorism charges, the youth faces accusations of distributing child sexual abuse material and animal cruelty. Canada designated 764 as a terrorist entity in 2025, making this case one of the first to charge someone under that designation.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
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Story summary
The RCMP in Lethbridge, Alberta, arrested a 17-year-old on September 3 for multiple charges linked to terrorism and the online group 764. The teen faces allegations including child sexual abuse material (CSAEM) and animal cruelty, activities consistent with the designated terrorist entity 764. This transnational network targets vulnerable youths through platforms like Telegram, Discord, and TikTok, exploiting mental health issues such as neurodivergence or eating disorders to coerce victims into self-harm and violence against others and animals. RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) received information from local police leading to the arrest, highlighting 764's role in grooming children and youth for criminal acts.
Written for “Alberta Terrorism Charges” on 2026-10-05,
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Lethbridge youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764
Group described as transnational network of online predators targeting vulnerable youths
RCMP have charged a 17-year-old in Lethbridge, Alta., with multiple offences and say the teen's online activity was consistent with the designated terrorist group 764.
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The group is a transnational network of online predators targeting vulnerable youths with the goal of coercing victims to commit acts of self-harm as well as violence and abuse against others and animals, according to police.
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The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) says it received information from the Lethbridge police, which led to the arrest.
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The teen faces charges related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and animal cruelty.
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CBC’s the fifth estate previously reported on 764, describing how the group targets victims online through platforms like Telegram, Discord, Roblox, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch and Steam.
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Once targeted, victims are coerced into providing sexually explicit images of themselves and into committing acts of self-harm or violence against animals, often on livestreams.
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The predators exert further control by threatening to release the images to the victim's friends, family or school.
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As the abuse escalates, some victims are forced into abusing others or attempting to take their own life, and at least one school shooting in the United States has been linked to 764, according to reporting by the fifth estate.
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The RCMP provides a resource sheet for parents and guardians about these online groups, signs of online extortion or abuse, and where to find help.
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The RCMP says that 764 is one of several groups engaging in similar activity, which are collectively referred to as the COM (short for community).
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In 2025, Canada became the first country to list 764 as a terrorist entity.
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The Lethbridge teenager is set to appear in court Oct. 14.
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The accused cannot be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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