Wolpert, the DHS special agent, told the BBC team that everyone involved from the law enforcement community had been deeply shocked by the nature of the alleged crimes. There were close to 400 people in one group, known as the "Ape's Cage," many of them in the U.S., while others were from the U.K. The monkey torture community appears to have evolved on YouTube before spreading to dark web forums and the encrypted messaging app Telegram, where private torture groups had hundreds of members. law enforcement agents who came to question her previously that she was hacked, according to the BBC, but they seized her phone and allegedly found more than 100 torture videos on the device. When confronted by the BBC in January in Alabama, Storey said she had been hacked but declined to discuss any details of the case. That was my mistake." Mike McCartney, known by his online moniker "The Torture King" in the monkey torture video forums he became involved in, is seen at his home in Norfolk, Virginia, in a photo provided by the BBC.
McCartney, a former member of a motorcycle gang who served time in prison, told the BBC that he decided after becoming involved in distributing the videos that he wanted to help take down the ring, "to do the right thing." But he accepted that he could face prosecution, adding: "I profited. If they are charged and convicted of distribution of animal torture content, they could each face up to seven years in prison. Department of Homeland Security's lead investigator on the case, Special Agent Paul Wolpert, told the BBC that he believes they were ringleaders and will eventually face prosecution. None of the three have been charged, but the U.S.
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nationals Mike McCartney, known by his online moniker "The Torture King" Stacey Storey, a grandmother in her 40s from Alabama known online as "Sadistic" and a man whose real name the BBC withheld but who used the screenname "Mr. Three other people suspected of involvement in the ring are U.S. Ape," who is believed to have run an online forum that profited from the distribution of videos depicting the brutal torture of monkeys, is seen at his home in a photo provided by the BBC. A Florida man who uses the online moniker "Mr. Attorney's Office told CBS News on Wednesday that Noble had not entered any plea to the charges, and that he would be formally arraigned once transferred to the district.
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