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LOS ANGELES - The FBI arrested a Downey man they say is a member of the nihilistic extremist group known as "764" for possession of child pornography.

What we know:

Dong Hwan Kim, 27, was taken into custody Wednesday, Aug. 27 at his Downey home.

According to a federal criminal complaint filed in LA, several female minors reported that Kim enticed them and others to produce and send him pictures and videos of themselves engaging in sexual acts. The victims told law enforcement that Kim would extort them by posting or threatening to post pictures and videos to their family members and others if they didn't comply with his demands to send him more pictures and videos.

The FBI said these incidents have occurred since 2022. The complaint alleges that Kim was part of an online

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