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House Committee Probes Cult Exploiting Minors Amid 250 Cases

2/17/2026

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The House Oversight Committee is investigating the terror cult '764,' which exploits minors for sex acts and self-harm, with over 250 investigations linked to it.
Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chair Clay Higgins have requested a briefing from the FBI on its efforts to dismantle networks proliferating since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The cult was founded by Bradley Chance Cadenhead in 2021.
Cadenhead was sentenced to 80 years for child pornography.

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The House Oversight Committee is investigating the terror cult '764,' which exploits minors for sex acts and self-harm, with over 250 investigations linked to it.
Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chair Clay Higgins have requested a briefing from the FBI on its efforts to dismantle networks proliferating since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The cult was founded by Bradley Chance Cadenhead in 2021.
Cadenhead was sentenced to 80 years for child pornography.