‘True evil’: Man Accused of Convincing Teen to Brand Herself for Sexual Exploitation, Admits to Targeting ‘Vulnerable Underage Girls’

A Tennessee man allegedly convinced a teen to carve letters into her skin as part of a disturbing effort to groom and sexually exploit her, WKMG-TV reports.

Wesley Hurd, 29, faces a raft of charges in connection with the allegations, which involve a 14-year-old Florida girl.

Authorities say Hurd met the victim online and used the Discord platform to have “inappropriate conversations” with her under the username “Vile.vil.”

Hurd allegedly picked up the girl in Florida and brought her to his home in Tennessee. Investigators say he encouraged her to create child pornography with an 8-year-old and that he wanted her to kidnap the younger child.