Austin Jones

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Austin Jones (* 12. December 1992 in Chicago ) is an American singer and former Webvideoproduzent , predominantly for his a cappella - Cover of known songs by artists such as Justin Bieber on the Internet platform YouTube was known. In the meantime, his YouTube channel has been deleted.

Austin Jones is a convicted sex offender . He had pressured teenage female fans and asked them to send him pornographic videos of themselves.

channel

Jones started his YouTube channel in 2007. In 2014, his EP We'll Fall Together reached number 12 on the iTunes pop charts . In addition to other publications of his own works, he was also responsible for his cover versions of popular songs such as I Write Sins Not Tragedies by the American band Panic! known at the disco .

The channel reached over 547,000 subscribers before being deleted from YouTube on February 6, 2019.

Arrest and verdict

Austin Jones drew international media attention in 2017 when he was arrested on June 12 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport , a US airport, on suspicion of producing child pornography on two counts.

Jones had asked at least six female fans, ages 14-15, to create twerking videos and nude photos and videos of themselves to prove that they were his biggest fans. Furthermore, he had promised them that in return he would help them achieve a successful career on the Instagram platform .

On bail of $ 100,000, Jones was released home shortly after his arrest. However, he was banned from using the Internet . He was also ordered to stay with his mother.

On February 1, 2019, Jones admitted receiving pornographic video from a minor in relation to a case. He commented on this in a video on his channel - shortly before it was deleted.

On May 3, 2019, Jones was sentenced to ten years in prison. He took up this position on June 29, 2019 in the Loretto Federal Prison .

Discography

  • Out of Character (2010)
  • From Under the Covers (2011)
  • Out of Character 2.0 (2012)
  • We'll Fall Together (2013)
  • Pitch Imperfect (2016)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Youtuber sentenced to ten years in prison for child pornography. May 4, 2019, accessed March 19, 2020 .
  2. ↑ WORLD: Austin Jones: Girls asked to send nude videos - ten years in prison for YouTubers . In: THE WORLD . May 5, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed March 19, 2020]).
  3. ↑ Learn about Austin Jones. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Chris Bucher: READ: Singer Austin Jones Arrested on Federal Child Porn Charges. In: Heavy.com. June 13, 2017, accessed March 19, 2020 .
  5. ↑ YouTuber Austin Jones sentenced to ten years in prison. Retrieved March 19, 2020 .
  6. ↑ RP ONLINE: Court ruling in the USA: YouTuber wanted nude videos of girls - he has to be imprisoned for ten years. Retrieved March 19, 2020 .
  7. ^ Austin Jones Ordered to Stay Offline After Child Porn Charges. June 15, 2017, accessed March 19, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Sam Charles: YouTube star Austin Jones pleads guilty to child porn charge. February 1, 2019, accessed on March 19, 2020 .
  9. ↑ 26-year-old convicted of child pornography: Well-known YouTuber shamelessly exploited fans. May 4, 2019, accessed March 19, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Jones, Austin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American web video producer, convicted sex offender
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago