{"id":41557,"date":"2017-06-14T01:06:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T01:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=41557"},"modified":"2017-06-14T01:07:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T01:07:12","slug":"youtube-star-austin-jones-arrested-child-pornography-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=41557","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Star Austin Jones Arrested on Child Pornography Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>Singer and YouTube star Austin Jones was arrested Monday, June 12, on<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>child pornography charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>Jones, 24, allegedly instructed two young female fans around 14 years old to send him sexually explicit videos of themselves. The suburban singer appeared Tuesday in a Chicago federal court&nbsp;and said he understood the charges. He is facing two counts of production of child pornography, each carrying a minimum 15-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>Jones has nearly 550,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, which has amassed more than 24 million views. He describes himself as an \u201calternative pop vocalist\u201d and is known for his a cappella covers of songs by<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>Justin Bieber, Twenty One Pilots, and Fall Out Boy. He also shares original songs on his channel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>According to the&nbsp;<em>Chicago Sun Times<\/em>, Jones<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>admitted to requesting and receiving videos<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>from the victims, and he admitted that it was for sexual pleasure, according to the complaint. One victim allegedly sent Jones 15 videos, including 10 videos of her exposing herself. According to the complaint, Jones reportedly told her what to wear, how to dance, and how to adjust the camera \u201cso I can see you from head to toe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>The other alleged victim reportedly&nbsp;sent Jones videos via Facebook, and at his request, she repeatedly gave&nbsp;her age, which is 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'><div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>In May 2015, Jones was accused of lying about his age in order to get young girls to send him<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>videos of them twerking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>\u201cI\u2019m embarrassed. I\u2019d have conversations online with girls that would involve me asking them to create a video of themselves twerking. Sometimes I\u2019d make videos of myself doing some twerk moves in return. Here\u2019s the truth: I NEVER asked them to do anything more than send a twerking video. Nothing EVER went beyond that,\u201d Jones&nbsp;said in a since-deleted Facebook apology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>He continued, \u201cWhat was I thinking? That\u2019s the question I know most of you want to know and, quite frankly, I want to know too. I have decided to take this time to reflect and to discover how to grow from this and become a better person. I owe that to my family, my friends, my fans, but most importantly to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style='margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>A bond hearing has been set for Wednesday; however, prosecutors say they\u2019ll oppose his release.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer and YouTube star Austin Jones was arrested Monday, June 12, on&nbsp;child pornography charges. Jones, 24, allegedly instructed two young female fans around 14 years old to send him sexually explicit videos of themselves. The suburban singer appeared Tuesday in a Chicago federal court&nbsp;and said he understood the charges. 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