A California Marine who allegedly ran a "sextortion" marketing campaign was arrested on Tuesday.

Johao Miguel Chavarri, 25, of Oceanside and Torrance, California, is a Marine stationed on the state's Camp Pendleton, in accordance with a press launch from the Division of Justice. He's going through expenses involving the harassment, stalking and threatening of younger girls utilizing the net persona "Michael Frito," the prison grievance exhibits.

The grievance alleges that, from 2019 by way of 2021, Chavarri cyberstalked younger girls once they wouldn't comply to his calls for for nude, sexually express or compromising photographs and movies of themselves, a kind of conduct known as "sextortion," in accordance with the DOJ's launch. In some circumstances, the cyberstalking and threats continued for greater than a yr, the grievance added. Chavarri additionally allegedly demanded the ladies, who had connections to his former hometown of Torrance, talk and reply to him.

He's charged with stalking, one other press launch from the DOJ said. He's set to make his first look on Wednesday afternoon on the U.S. District Court docket in downtown Los Angeles.

Johao Miguel Chavarri, Cyberstalking, Arrest
Johao Miguel Chavarri is ready to make his first look in federal courtroom right this moment in connection to expenses of cyberstalking involving the harassment, stalking and threatening of younger girls utilizing the net persona "Michael Frito." On this picture illustration, a younger man varieties on an illuminated laptop keyboard on January 25, 2021, in Berlin.Sean Gallup/Getty Photographs

Chavarri allegedly threatened to publish sexual photographs and movies of the victims on well-known pornography websites in the event that they confirmed noncompliance, in accordance with the DOJ. He additionally allegedly threatened to ship such photographs and movies to the victims' boyfriends, associates, households or employers.

Moreover, Chavarri allegedly made faux social media accounts imitating among the victims' names. He would use the accounts to ship messages harassing the victims' family and friends, the DOJ added, additionally alleging that Chavarri despatched one message to a number of victims by way of Instagram stating he would spend his "complete life ruining" their lives.

The FBI's Los Angeles Area Workplace is investigating the case, in accordance with the DOJ. The Naval Felony Investigative Service is aiding them.

If convicted, Chavarri may withstand 5 years in jail, the DOJ added.

One other Marine related to Camp Pendleton was additionally lately arrested, in accordance with KSWB-TV. Corporal Angel Jesus Morales-Gaitan allegedly violated immigration legal guidelines by permitting two international nationals from Mexico to enter and stay within the U.S. round December 25, 2021, in accordance with a prison grievance. Morales-Gaitan was arrested on Christmas Day.

Morales-Gaitan allegedly had been driving the 2 international nationals, whom authorities mentioned have been trying to hide themselves within the backseat, in accordance with the grievance. An agent with the Campo Station Abatement Group noticed Morales-Gaitan's automobile, seen the automobile's occupants performing suspiciously and requested a automobile cease. After authorities decided the place the 2 international nationals have been from, Morales-Gaitan and the 2 different people have been arrested.

Replace 2/9/2022 3:42 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date to offer further particulars.