https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/03/youtube-star-austin-jones-sentenced/
Jones is sentenced to 10 years for exploiting 14-15 year old fans.
Jones is sentenced to 10 years for exploiting 14-15 year old fans.
. CHICAGO (CBS)– Former You Tube star Austin Jones was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after he admitted to pressuring underage fans online into sending him sexually-explicit videos.
Prosecutors were asking for an 11-year prison sentence. He faced a minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Jones, 26, of Bloomingdale, known for covering songs from Justin Bieber and Fallout Boy, pleaded guilty in February to receiving child porn.
His victims were 14 and 15 years old.
Prosecutors said he told the young girls how to pose, and instructed them what to say to him in the videos they were told to send.
Jones’ lawyer said he has lived a troubled life that has included abuse, loss and death.