Arrests Tied to ‘764’ Exploitation Network Up Nearly 500 Percent: Patel

Authorities describe the 764 network as a ‘disgusting group of criminals’ targeting children as young as 8.

FBI director Kash Patel and Jan Jekielek, Epoch Times senior editor and host of American Thought Leaders, in Washington on Nov. 26, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

FBI Director Kash Patel said arrests for the infamous online exploitation ring, the “764” network, are up almost 500 percent over last year. 

In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times’ Jan Jekielek, Patel said his agency made a “huge push” to protect children against the “predators” associated with the network.