Iowa State Student’s Report Leads to Arrest of a Depraved Underground Cult

I caught a story on TV that absolutely blew my mind on multiple levels. You almost have to read it twice in order to comprehend the wide-reaching scope and multiple layers that are embedded in this story, which has law enforcement hailing an Iowa State University student as a hero.

An Iowa State student's report led to the exposure and arrest of members involved in an international neo-Nazi group that coerced and groomed minors online. It's truly as sick and as depraved as it sounds.

Per KCCI, back in November 2020, a student reach out to Iowa State Police to report she was being blackmailed by a man she online two years prior (while she was still a minor). That led Iowa State Police, with the help of Homeland Security investigators, to dig into the suspect's online footprint, including banking and social media accounts.

The officers found the man: Clint Jordan Lopaka Nahooikaika Borge, 41, of Pahoa, HI. But that was only the tip of the iceberg.

What unfolded was a four-year investigation which turned international, and revealed at least 30 victims worldwide, some as young as 11-years-old. The group responsible? A depraved underground faction known as "CVLT" (pronounced "cult").

The United States Department of Justice called the group a "neo-Nazi child exploitation enterprise." In total, four members of CVLT were arrested: Borge; Colin John Thomas Walker, 23, of Bridgeton, NJ; Rohan Sandeep Rane, 28, of France; and Kaleb Christopher Merritt, 24, of Spring, TX.

A federal indictment says Walker, Borge, Rane, and Merritt were alleged members of CVLT, whose declared core principles are "Nazism, nihilism, and pedophilia." The U.S. Department of Justice added that three of the four men were leaders of the group, hosting and running CVLT's online servers.

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Per KCCI, the four suspects were indicted for grooming and coercing minors to produce both images of self-harm and sexual abuse.

On TV last night, I caught Iowa State University Police Officer Kami Feld talking about her being a part of a group of law enforcement agents who traveled to Hawaii to serve a warrant. Without the unnamed Iowa State student coming forward all the way back in 2020, this bust wouldn't have been possible.

It's a story that absolutely makes your skin crawl, but it's a testament to coming forward, as well as the work of many law enforcement agencies, to bring down such a disgusting cult. Read more on KCCI's website.