Arrest in Fort Wayne girl's death

A German teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of a fourteen-year-old girl from Fort Wayne, the FBI said.

How prosecutors say it happened

The eighteen-year-old is suspected of manipulating the Indiana teen over Discord into harming herself and taking her own life, according to prosecutors in Germany.

Timeline of the alleged manipulation

Hamburg prosecutors said the German national, who was seventeen at the time, manipulated a psychologically vulnerable American girl through Discord between September and October.

The demand and alleged threats

Prosecutors say the suspect demanded the girl inflict severe self-harm and take her life on October second. He allegedly threatened to publish her personal data and compromising images if she did not comply.

Connection to extremist network

Prosecutors believe the suspect sought footage to gain status within or entry to the NMK, modeled on groups linked to the online COM network such as seven sixty-four.

Fort Wayne police warning

Last week, Fort Wayne authorities warned the community about the online extremist network seven sixty-four and splinter groups targeting vulnerable teens through social media and gaming websites.

“They're encouraging our children to send explicit photos, nude photos of themselves. They're encouraging our young people to commit self-mutilation.”

Discord's response to the networks

Discord has said disrupting the seven sixty-four network and affiliate groups has been among its highest priorities and it has removed thousands of servers and invested in new detection methods.