PHOENIX — A southern Arizona man has been indicted on 29 counts related to an online child exploitation scheme that authorities described as “unthinkably depraved” in a Thursday announcement.

Baron Cain Martin, 21, of Tucson, is accused of being the owner of a group of nihilistic violent extremists called “764” that encouraged minors, who were mainly teenage girls, to harm themselves and participate in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on social media, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The group aims to normalize CSAM and gore material in order to groom victims, entice them to commit violence in the future, gain notoriety, spread fear and disrupt society, according to prosecutors.

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