A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 77 years in prison for targeting young girls online. He was part of the extremist network 764, which is considered a form of modern-day terrorism by the FBI. The sentencing was carried out by a federal judge. The man is from Tennessee. Further details about the case and the sentencing are available from the source.
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