Farmington Hills Nihilistic Violent Extremist Charged with Producing Child Pornography

DETROIT - A Farmington Hills man has been charged in a criminal complaint with possession and production of child pornography, coercion and enticement of a minor, and the interstate transmission of extortionate threats and threatening communications, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.

Gorgon was joined in the announcement by Reuben Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).

Justin Miller (23) was charged in a federal criminal complaint which detailed his participation in online groups as a Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE). NVEs are individuals who engage in criminal conduct in furtherance of political, social, or religious goals that derive from the hatred of society and a desire to bring about its collapse by encouraging social instability. As detailed in the criminal complaint, Miller was an administrator of an online group which facilitated and encouraged self-harming. Miller is accused of encouraging victims to inflict "cutsigns"-the process of cutting his screenname into their flesh. Miller also allegedly groomed and coerced underage girls to produce and send him sexually explicit videos and images.

"The alleged crimes are sick and twisted. Nihilistic violent extremists shamefully terrorize vulnerable victims in our communities to create chaos and instability," U.S. Attorney Gorgon said. "We will do everything in our power to root out and prosecute this perverse behavior."

"The federal charges announced today against Justin Miller reaffirm the FBI's unrelenting commitment to protecting children from exploitation," said Reuben Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office. "Safeguarding our children from violence, coercion and exploitation is a top priority for the FBI. I extend my gratitude to the dedicated members assigned to this investigation, who will continue to work closely with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, as this case moves forward."

This case is being investigated by agents from the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Ramamurthy.

A criminal complaint is merely a formal charge and is not evidence of guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. It is the burden of the government to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.