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California Girl Rescued From Violent Extremist

Matthew Edward Pysher allegedly groomed a minor online for three months and coerced abusive acts at a motel, part of a rising trend in nihilistic violent extremist cases, FBI says.

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LOS ANGELES (NBC, KYMA) - Federal and local law enforcement rescued a girl who was lured to a California motel room by a Pennsylvania man she met online who allegedly groomed her to send him sexually explicit images and to commit self-harm, officials said Monday. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Edward Pysher is connected to Nihilistic Violent Extremism. The FBI says people associated with the movement prey on children, talking them into compromising…

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Matthew Edward Pysher flew across the country to sexually abuse a 13-year-old girl, and then to fulfill a pact they both made to take his own life.

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foxwilmington.com broke the news in on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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