YouTube star Austin Jones has been arrested on child pornography charges.
The 24-year-old internet celebrity and musician, who gained fame for his popular a cappella covers of hit songs, was arrested for allegedly enticing two underage girls to record and send him pornographic videos of themselves, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement released to Et on Tuesday.
Jones, who is charged with two counts of producing child pornography, was arrested on Monday at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, and made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. Judge Michael T. Mason ordered Jones to remain in federal custody until his bond hearing, which is scheduled for Wednesday.
Photos: Busted! Hollywood's Most Memorable Mugshots
According to the criminal complaint filed by Joel Levin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Jones is accused of first chatting with the underage girls on Facebook. Jones allegedly spoke to one girl in August 2016, and the other...
The 24-year-old internet celebrity and musician, who gained fame for his popular a cappella covers of hit songs, was arrested for allegedly enticing two underage girls to record and send him pornographic videos of themselves, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement released to Et on Tuesday.
Jones, who is charged with two counts of producing child pornography, was arrested on Monday at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, and made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. Judge Michael T. Mason ordered Jones to remain in federal custody until his bond hearing, which is scheduled for Wednesday.
Photos: Busted! Hollywood's Most Memorable Mugshots
According to the criminal complaint filed by Joel Levin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Jones is accused of first chatting with the underage girls on Facebook. Jones allegedly spoke to one girl in August 2016, and the other...
- 6/14/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Chicago — Jennifer Hudson takes center stage in a questionnaire that potential jurors are being asked to fill out to determine if they will be allowed to decide whether or not a man is guilty in the slayings of the singer's mother, brother and nephew.
Nine of the 66 questions released to The Associated Press and other media outlets Friday dealt with Hudson's career in movies, television and as an author.
Prospective jurors were asked if they have ever watched "American Idol," the television show that brought Hudson to fame, or if they saw "Dreamgirls," the motion picture for which she won an Academy Award. They also were asked if they'd ever seen her perform or read her book, "I Got This: How I Changed my Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down."
In what is apparently a reference to Hudson's work as a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers, one question read: "Do...
Nine of the 66 questions released to The Associated Press and other media outlets Friday dealt with Hudson's career in movies, television and as an author.
Prospective jurors were asked if they have ever watched "American Idol," the television show that brought Hudson to fame, or if they saw "Dreamgirls," the motion picture for which she won an Academy Award. They also were asked if they'd ever seen her perform or read her book, "I Got This: How I Changed my Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down."
In what is apparently a reference to Hudson's work as a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers, one question read: "Do...
- 4/6/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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