“These types of crimes are the worst of the worst: preying on vulnerable children in the name of a violent and twisted ideology. Federal law enforcement will not stop until nihilistic violent extremist groups and their depraved members are identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20

Blanche condemned the crimes as targeting vulnerable children under a violent ideology.