Porn star Austin Wolf arrested and charged with distributing child sex abuse material
Gay porn star Austin Wolf has been arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child sex abuse videos on Telegram.
Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. On 28 June, federal officials announced that the adult performer – whose real name is Justin Heath Smith – was taken into custody and would later be presented in front of U.S.
Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky in Manhattan federal court. “As alleged, Justin Heath Smith received and distributed hundreds of recordings – including a ghastly video showing a young child bound, beaten, and raped,” United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damien Smith said in a press release. “Our investigation into Smith is ongoing, and we urge anyone with information about Smith’s conduct to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.” The Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, James Smith, added: “I want to make it clear: those who distribute child sexual abuse images prey upon the most vulnerable in our society.
Each image is a crime scene, leaving lasting scars on innocent victims.” According to the official complaint, a detailed investigation into Wolf first started in April 2024 after the intelligence and security service seized the phone of another Telegram user named ‘Target Telegram User-1.’ While reviewing the individual’s records, they discovered a correspondence with another account named ‘Anon Anon,’ who was believed to be Wolf.
