Tennessee man sentenced to 77 years for child sexual abuse tied to online extremist group

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Kyle Spitze, 27, of Friendsville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 77 years in federal prison on Wednesday for production of child sexual abuse material, abetting the distribution of animal crushing videos, and possessing and accessing child sexual abuse material with intent to view. Spitze targeted girls online as part of the 764 network, an online group the FBI describes as a form of 'modern-day terrorism'. The US Justice Department characterized him as a 'nihilistic violent extremist'.