---
born: 1997
category: Extremism & Violent Networks
created: 2026-05-22
location: San Diego, California
summary: David Brilhante, aliases 'Knight' and 'CS:GO,' was a San Diego, California
  leader of Greggy's Cult charged in December 2025 in the Eastern District of New
  York with engaging in a child exploitation enterprise alongside four co-defendants.
tags:
- Person
- GreggyCult
- ChildExploitation
- CSAM
- FederalCase
- California
- USA
updated: 2026-05-22
---

[David Brilhante](/people/david-brilhante/), aliases "Knight" and "CS:GO," is a resident of San Diego, California and a named leader of [Greggy's Cult](/organizations/greggys-cult/) (also called the Cult of Greg), the online child exploitation network that operated on [Discord](/organizations/discord/) from approximately January 2020 through January 2021. He was born approximately 1997 and was 28 at the time of his December 2025 indictment.

### Federal Charges (United States v. Bermudez, 1:25-cr-00361)

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment unsealed on December 2, 2025, charging Brilhante alongside [Hector Bermudez](/people/hector-bermudez/), [Zachary Dosch](/people/zachary-dosch/), [Rumaldo Valdez](/people/rumaldo-valdez/), and [Camden Rodriguez](/people/camden-rodriguez/). The case number is 1:25-cr-00361 (PKC). The 10-count indictment charged: engaging in a child exploitation enterprise under 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(g), conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, and conspiracy to communicate interstate threats. The alleged criminal conduct covered January 2020 through January 2021.[^1]

Greggy's Cult operated using coercion methods that directly informed the [764](/organizations/764-network/) network's operational model. The group recruited minor victims through gaming platforms and social media, coerced them into producing CSAM on video, and blackmailed them with that material. [NCITE](/organizations/ncite/) tracked Greggy's Cult alongside [CVLT](/organizations/cvlt/) and 764 as one of three connected precursor-successor networks accounting for 31 individuals publicly charged with federal crimes through December 2025.

No guilty plea or sentencing outcome for Brilhante was publicly reported as of May 2026.

[^1]: DOJ OPA. "Five Leaders of 'Greggy's Cult' Charged with Sexually Exploiting Children on the Internet." December 2025. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-leaders-greggys-cult-charged-sexually-exploiting-children-internet; United States v. Bermudez et al., 1:25-cr-00361 (PKC) (E.D.N.Y.). https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71984626/united-states-v-bermudez/