The FBI police, Oregon, examines the increase in the crimes of the Gore group for teenagers online to young people

Portland, Ore. (KPTV) – According to local and federal investigators, a worrying and relatively new form of online crime appears more often in Oregon and the United States.

These online communities known as “Gore groups” attract and use young people in need of protection -often with a shocking level of violence and psychological manipulation.

The police of Lake Oswego, Brandon Clausen, said that in June he came across a particularly worrying case in June when he was called to support the FBI in an examination of a 14-year-old girl in the Portland underground region.

“It took a dark turn very quickly,” said Clause in an interview with Fox 12.

The case was created in Lake Oswego, but the suspect was more than 3,000 miles in Florida. According to the Federal Court, the youthful victim had hit a man through Instagram in early 20. Communication then switched to apps such as Discord, Telegram and X (formerly Twitter), where the investigators revealed evidence of the care and request of sexually explicit material.

“It was the first time that I had ever heard of a Gore group,” said Clausen. “A Gore group is a group that not only buzzes victims, but also enjoys sexual violence, sexual torture – even murder. Sometimes they manipulate the victims to take their own life. It shocks conscience.”

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With the consent of the victim's victim, the FBI agents made online as a teenager to collect more evidence and find the suspect. Within a few days they followed the activities in an IP address in a residence in Naples, Florida, where 24-year-old Juan Sebastian Perez lived.

Perez confessed according to court documents when confronting. Perez was arrested and charged with minors and possessions and distribution of child pornography. After a year of legal proceedings, he was guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison last March.

The responsible FBI Portland Special Agent Doug Olsen says that these crimes are increasingly – and often more difficult to pursue.

“It is definitely here. I know two cases that have been fully assessed and four active cases we are working on,” Olsen told Fox 12.

Cybercrime can always be reported to the FBI via its online tip pile. On site, Safeoregon is also a resource in which pupils and families anonymously can report security threats or potential actual acts of violence in schools, and the state police and the appropriate school district are immediately alerted. If it is an emergency, the law enforcement of the states asks the public to always call 911.

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