WASHINGTON — Prasan Nepal, 21, of High Point, North Carolina, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to conspiring to sexually exploit children as a senior leader of the online network known as “764,” the Justice Department announced.
Nepal, known online as “Trippy,” entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He admitted serving as a senior leader of the network from 2021 through April 2025, directing members and overseeing the production and circulation of exploitative material involving minors, according to the Justice Department.
The department describes 764 as a “nihilistic violent extremist network” that, according to court documents, engaged in criminal conduct across the United States and abroad, including coordinated efforts to exploit minors and extort vulnerable victims. Court documents cite at least eight minor victims, some as young as 13.
Nepal faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to 30 years in federal prison. Sentencing is scheduled for March 5, 2027.
The investigation
Nepal was arrested in April 2025 following an international investigation involving the FBI’s Washington, New York and Charlotte field offices. A co-defendant, Leonidas Varagiannis, known as “War,” is detained in Greece, where he faces trial within six months, according to the Justice Department. The case was brought under Project Safe Childhood, the department’s national initiative against child sexual exploitation.
What families should know
The FBI urges parents and caregivers to talk with children about online safety. Anyone who suspects a child is being targeted should contact 1-800-CALL-FBI, report at tips.fbi.gov, or call 911 in an emergency.
Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, Oct. 8-9, 2026; FBI. Links: DOJ release and FBI parents’ guide
