The 17-year-old Bianca Devons and 21-year-old Bianca Devons and 21-year-old Brandon Clark viewed their relationship very differently.

In early 2019, the two of them first connected on Instagram when Brandon saw Bianca's profile and sent her a follow request.

Despite their age gap, the two started talking,

and before long, they'd started spending time together IRL.

That means in real life, in case you didn't know.

Brandon met Bianca's family, who later described him as a trusted family friend.

From early on, Brandon made it clear that he was sexually and romantically interested in Bianca.

However, she did not feel the same way about him.

During a conversation with her mother, Bianca confessed that she had turned Brandon down

and told him that she did not want to be in a romantic relationship.

Despite this, when Bianca's mother looked at the way Brandon interacted with her daughter,

she believed that he hadn't quite gotten the message.

Some of Bianca's friends were deeply concerned by Brandon's behavior.

They believed that Brandon would give Bianca drugs,

and when she was under the influence, he would take advantage of her.

He also allegedly offered her drugs as a way of convincing her to hang out with him more often.

Bianca had her share of mental health struggles, which might have made her an easy target for this type of manipulation.

For most of her teenage years, she had been receiving treatment for anxiety and depression,

and she was also diagnosed with PTSD and borderline personality disorder.

On multiple occasions, her symptoms had been so severe that she had spent time in a hospital.

Bianca found a lot of comfort in spending time on the internet,

but she received a lot of online harassment,

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