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. Ape,' who allegedly ran one of the biggest online torture groups from his mother's home in Florida. 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.
