Cameron Finnigan

Cameron Finnigan, 19, of Horsham, West Sussex, joined the 764 online extremist network in late 2023. Counter Terrorism Policing became aware of him in March 2024 following intelligence about his online activity. He pleaded guilty on 4 October 2024 to five counts. He was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) on 16 January 2025 by Mr Justice Jay to six years' imprisonment followed by three years' extended licence.¹

Offences

The five counts to which Finnigan pleaded guilty were:

One count of possessing a document for terrorist purposes under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000: an 11-page PDF document outlining how to carry out vehicle ramming ("truck attacks") and providing attack planning information for knife and firearm mass-casualty events.

One count of doing an act capable of encouraging or assisting suicide under section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961 as amended: Finnigan had communicated with a young woman via Telegram, encouraging her to die by suicide and asking her to livestream the act to members of his online group.

Two counts of criminal damage.

One count of possessing indecent images of children.

Sentencing Remarks and Risk Assessment

Mr Justice Jay applied a 25% reduction to the overall sentence to account for Finnigan's youth and documented mental health issues. He assessed Finnigan as posing a high risk of serious harm to the public, including children. The sentencing remarks are published on the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website.¹

Counter Terrorism Policing issued a public statement in connection with the sentencing describing 764 as posing "an immense threat" and characterising its ideology as "Satanic extremist" with "militant accelerationist (extreme right wing)" characteristics.²

764 and O9A

764 is a decentralised online network documented extensively in the 764 Network vault entry. Its connection to Order of Nine Angles (O9A) is ideological and aesthetic rather than organisational: 764 adopted O9A visual symbolism and the structural logic of O9A's Insight Roles concept, in which committing crimes functions as a form of spiritual initiation. The ISD characterised O9A materials as having "directly influenced the operational practices of 764." Finnigan's case is the first publicly named 764-specific UK terrorism conviction where the defendant was prosecuted under section 58 for possession of attack-planning material rather than for content relating to a proscribed organisation.