California man allegedly part of extremist network accused of animal abuse, sexually exploiting minor

A Central California man who allegedly belonged to a group of violent extremists is facing multiple federal charges including animal abuse, sexually exploiting a minor and cyberstalking, prosecutors said.

The Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Tony Christopher Long of Porterville in Tulare County, following an investigation that began late last year.

Long is facing two counts of animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of a minor, cyberstalking and transmitting an interstate threat.

The 19-year-old, who has multiple aliases including "Inactive", "Inactivee0" and "inactivecvx", is believed to be a member and associate of "764", a group described by authorities as an organization of "Nihilistic Violent Extremists" (NVEs).

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