Four Men Charged in Child Exploitation Case Connected to Neo-Nazi Organization

Four men with purported ties to a neo-Nazi group have been charged following investigations into their operation targeting children for sexual exploitation. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the suspects are associated with a group named CVLT, known for promoting child exploitation and featuring neo-Nazi ideologies. Arrests were made of Collin John Thomas Walker, aged 23 from New Jersey, and Clint Jordan Lopaka Nahooikaika Borge, aged 41 from Hawaii, among others, highlighting that their actions are linked to the mistreatment of at least 16 young victims, including two in San Bernardino County, California.

The group allegedly led by Walker, Rane, and Merritt aimed to create followers who would engage in extreme acts of violence and degradation. Prosecutors outlined that the group employed various abusive tactics to manipulate children into producing pornography, commanding them to perform dehumanizing actions such as self-harm and drinking bodily fluids. Coercion tactics included threatening to release intimate images to the children’s families if they considered disclosing the group's activities, showing a disturbing pattern of manipulation and abuse targeting vulnerable victims, particularly those with previous trauma. If these men are found guilty, they could be facing prison sentences of 20 years to life.