According to a foreign news agency, Rane was arrested in 2021 and faced serious charges, including the distribution of child sexual abuse material, violence against minors and organised extortion.

The 29-year-old was found guilty of blackmailing young children for sexual exploitation and subjecting them to abuse and violence.

Members of the network reportedly targeted minors through online platforms in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, forcing them to produce sexual and violent videos.

The case is part of a broader investigation into an international network accused of exploiting children through online coercion and abuse.

Another member of the group, Caleb Christopher Merritt, has already been sentenced to 50 years in prison in the United States for child sexual offences, according to the report.