A 20-year-old Tucson man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in producing child sexual-abuse material and cyberstalking offenses, police say.
The FBI has been building a case against Baron Martin, who they say has been an active part of online terror networks. One called 764 is known to target vulnerable minors and coerce or threaten them into self-harm and sexual acts, which are recorded or streamed online and shared with others.
Agents say Martin used the messaging platform Discord to force two young teenage girls to self-harm for him. The criminal complaint says one victim, a 13-year-old girl, mutilated herself under a death threat for her grandmother.
A conviction could result in up to 30 years in prison for the production of child sexual abuse material and up to 10 years for cyberstalking a minor.
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