A Farmington Hills man, Justin Miller, age 23, has been charged with several federal offenses including possession and production of child pornography, coercion and enticement of a minor, as well as the interstate transmission of extortionate threats and threatening communications. The charges were announced by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr., alongside Reuben Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
According to the criminal complaint, Miller participated in online groups as a Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE). NVEs are described as individuals who commit crimes driven by hatred of society and seek to create instability. The complaint alleges that Miller served as an administrator for an online group promoting self-harm and encouraged victims to inflict “cutsigns”—cutting his screenname into their skin. He is also accused of grooming underage girls to send him sexually explicit material.
“The alleged crimes are sick and twisted. Nihilistic violent extremists shamefully terrorize vulnerable victims in our communities to create chaos and instability,” U.S. Attorney Gorgon said. “We will do everything in our power to root out and prosecute this perverse behavior.”
Reuben Coleman stated: “The federal charges announced today against Justin Miller reaffirm the FBI’s unrelenting commitment to protecting children from exploitation. Safeguarding our children from violence, coercion and exploitation is a top priority for the FBI. I extend my gratitude to the dedicated members assigned to this investigation, who will continue to work closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, as this case moves forward.”
The investigation is being conducted by FBI agents and Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Ramamurthy is prosecuting the case.
Authorities remind that a criminal complaint is only a formal charge and not evidence of guilt; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
