{"id":60463,"date":"2026-02-20T15:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60463"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:02:16","slug":"california-man-charged-with-grooming-girls-to-create-explicit-self-harm-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60463","title":{"rendered":"California Man Charged With Grooming Girls To Create Explicit, Self-Harm Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">LOS ANGELES <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15368 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Courtroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"271\" \/>A Downey man has been arrested on a federal complaint accusing him of grooming minor girls online to create sexually explicit videos, including footage depicting self-harm and humiliation, which he then shared on the internet, prosecutors stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Bryant Najera Gonzalez, 24, is charged with production of child pornography. He was arrested Thursday, appeared in downtown Los Angeles federal court the same day and was ordered held without bond. His arraignment is set for March 10, officials stated.<span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"Downey Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging He Groomed ...\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">From at least April to June 2025, authorities stated that Gonzalez allegedly used social media, direct messages and other online platforms to coerce minors into making child sexual abuse material and discussed extorting them by threatening to send explicit images to their families.<span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"Downey Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging He Groomed ...\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1611 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FBI-Logo-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"La Cosa Nostra Convicted Felon Admits to Drug, Prostitution and Weapons Charges\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FBI-Logo-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FBI-Logo.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Investigators believe Gonzalez is linked to an online nihilistic violent extremist ideology associated with the group \u201c764,\u201d whose adherents promote chaos and societal collapse through sadistic exploitation of vulnerable people, including children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In one instance, an 11-year-old girl allegedly sent him multiple explicit videos and an image, which he later shared with others, and in another, a 15-year-old girl allegedly sent sexually explicit images and videos of self-harm and self-humiliation at his urging.<span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"Downey Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging He Groomed ...\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">If convicted of the child pornography production charge, Gonzalez faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to 30 years in federal prison. 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