Arizona man accused of making child mutilation videos for online terror groups, feds say
An Arizona man was arrested this week for allegedly producing child sex abuse materials, in which he coerced minors to self-mutilate, as part of his efforts with online terror groups, federal prosecutors said.
An Arizona man was arrested this week for allegedly producing child sex abuse materials, in which he coerced minors to self-mutilate, as part of his efforts with online terror groups, federal prosecutors said.
Baron Martin, 20, of Tucson, Arizona, was arrested Wednesday, according to a Friday statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. Martin is also accused of cyberstalking, and if convicted, faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly producing child sex abuse material and an additional 10 years for cyberstalking.
A public defender listed for Martin in court documents wasn’t immediately reached for comment on Friday afternoon.
Prosecutors allege Martin is a member of the violent terror networks known as 764 and CVLT. The networks, according to prosecutors, targets minors in the United States and around the world and shares violent content with children in an effort to “desensitize young people to violence and break down societal norms regarding violence” in order to groom and corrupt minors for future violence.
Historically, prosecutors said, the networks targets underage females, grooms them, extorts them and coerces them to mutilate themselves. The mutilation acts are then photographed, video recorded or streamed online and shared with other members of the groups, prosecutors said.
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