Overview
- A federal grand jury in Arizona returned a superseding indictment charging Baron Cain Martin, 21, with participating in a child exploitation enterprise and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.
- The 29 counts also include producing and distributing child sexual abuse material, coercing minors to engage in sexual activity, cyberstalking, animal crushing, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and wire fraud.
- Court documents allege Martin, known online as “Convict,” administered 764 group chats, coerced victims to create exploitative content, and authored a guide on how to groom and extort vulnerable youths.
- Prosecutors identify at least nine victims, eight between ages 11 and 15, with allegations describing coercion into self-mutilation, sexual exploitation, and recorded animal torture.
- Martin has been in federal custody since December 2024 and faces mandatory minimums and potential life sentences if convicted, while the FBI prioritizes broader probes into hundreds of suspected 764 affiliates.