764 Leader Prasan Nepal Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Conspiracy
Summary
Prasan Nepal, described by prosecutors as a leader of the 764 network, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit child sexual exploitation. He faces 15 to 30 years in prison; alleged co-conspirator Leonidas Varagiannis remains detained in Greece.
Key points
- Nepal, 21, helped establish 764 as a teenager and led the group for nearly four years, according to the article.
- He admitted to requiring prospective members to produce and share abusive and violent material, and to directing members and victims to continue harmful acts.
- Prosecutors accused Nepal and Leonidas Varagiannis of exploiting at least eight minors across multiple jurisdictions.
- Nepal faces a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison.
- Varagiannis, arrested in Greece, remains detained and is expected to face trial within six months.
- The plea follows other arrests and lengthy prison sentences involving 764 members and affiliated groups.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Prasan Nepal pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit sexual exploitation of a child.
- Impact
- Nepal faces 15 to 30 years in prison at sentencing. Prosecutors alleged that he and an alleged co-conspirator exploited at least eight minors. The article describes grooming, extortion, and coercion of victims into producing sexually harmful material and other acts.
People
Aaron CoreyNamed as an alleged 764 member arrested since 2025.Alexis Aldair ChavezAssociated with 764 and later led the offshoot 8884; sentenced to 40 years in prison.Allison NixonChief research officer at Unit 221B who commented on the case.Baron Cain MartinNamed as an alleged 764 member arrested since 2025.Erik Lee MadisonNamed as an alleged 764 member arrested since 2025.Jeanine PirroU.S. attorney for the District of Columbia who commented on the case.Kyle William SpitzeAn original member of 764 and leader of an offshoot; sentenced to 77 years in prison.Leonidas VaragiannisNepal’s alleged co-conspirator; also known as “War.” The article later spells the surname “Variagiannis.”Prasan NepalLeader of 764 who pleaded guilty; also known as “Trippy.”Tony Christopher LongNamed as an alleged 764 member arrested since 2025.Zachary SweeneyNamed as an alleged 764 member arrested since 2025.
Threat Actors
Countries
GreeceNepal and his alleged co-conspirator Leonidas Varagiannis, who was arrested in Greece last year, controlled membership in 764 and access to a subgroup of highly-involved members known as “764 Inferno,” according toUnited Statesdescribes 764 as a “network of nihilistic violent extremists who engage in criminal conduct in the United States and abroad, seeking to destroy civilized society through the corruption and exploitation of vulnerable