Federal law enforcement is sounding the alarm over an online child predator network called “764,” with the FBI saying it has opened 250 investigations across all of its 55 field offices into a group an agent said looks to “sow chaos” and “bring down society.”

The loose network of violent predators befriend teenagers through popular online platforms and then coerce them into escalating sexual and violent behavior, ABC News reported Wednesday.

“We see a lot of bad things, but this is one of the most disturbing things we’re seeing,” FBI Assistant Director David Scott told ABC News. He heads the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, which is now leading many of the government’s investigations tied to 764.

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