764 splinter group leader sentenced to 40 years in jail

A San Antonio man, Alexis Aldair Chavez (aka "Zack8884"), was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts related to the sexual exploitation and coercion of minors while affiliated with an online extremist collective (764 and offshoots). The report details his grooming, blackmail, and forced production of child sexual abuse material, recounts law enforcement actions and prior arrests of group members, and includes statements from prosecutors, FBI officials, and researchers about the dangers posed by these nihilistic online networks and the need for parental vigilance and prosecution.