19-Year-Old Encouraged Minor Girl to Commit Suicide and Film It as Part of ‘Nihilist’ Online Child Sextortion Cult

In this The Blaze article, Carlos Garcia details how a 19-year-old Texas man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for coercing a minor girl to attempt suicide on camera as part of a growing nihilistic online child sextortion cult that seeks the destruction of society through the exploitation of children.

• Alexis Aldair Chavez, operating under the online names Zack and Zack8884, targeted victims as part of the 8884 network, which is linked to the better-known 764 online cult.
• In 2023, Chavez and a co-conspirator attempted to force a minor female to kill herself by overdosing on pills so they could record the act and gain status within the group.
• Chavez pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of distribution of child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography, and one count of racketeering after his October 2024 arrest.
• In July he received a 40-year prison sentence, $10,000 in restitution, and lifetime supervised release.
• The Justice Department classifies these networks as “nihilistic violent extremist” groups that aim to push society toward collapse by corrupting and exploiting vulnerable children.
• Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg stated that Chavez’s crimes reveal the ruthless exploitation at the core of these groups and that they target children as part of a broader mission to spread terror.
• Eisenberg emphasized that the groups ultimately seek nothing less than the destruction of our society and vowed to use every resource to prosecute 764-linked criminality and protect the most innocent.
• Federal authorities say the organizations coerce victims into self-mutilation, online and in-person sexual acts, harm to animals, violence, threats, suicide, and murder.
• Experts warn parents to closely monitor children’s online activity and limit or completely restrict access to apps and websites used by these networks.

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https://www.theblaze.com/news/19-year-old-encouraged-minor-girl-to-commit-suicide-and-film-it-as-part-of-nihilist-online-child-sextortion-cult