Austin Jones

Austin Henry Jones (born: ), also known online as AusdudePro is an American former YouTuber, musician, and vlogger. He's known for creating punk and rock music/covers and other content on YouTube since 2007. In May 2015, Austin was exposed for sexting and sending inappropriate videos to underaged fans. Austin Jones was arrested and was proven guilty in 2019 where he serves prison for 10 years.
==Early life==
Austin Jones was born on December 12, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of six, his older sister passed away when she was 10 years old. He described his father as abusive and an alcoholic, which is what lead to his parents to divorce at the age of eight. His father would later die of an overdose when Austin was 16 years old. 
Around that time, their house caught on fire after someone broke in and burned the house down. He says this heavily affected him since old pictures and memories were lost in the fire. Austin would develop depression and would cut himself on the wrist, but has recovered from his mental illness.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yTAISYllI
==YouTube career==
Austin created his YouTube channel on July 3, 2007. He released his first album in 2010 called "Out of Character". Most of his content were music videos starring him which were punk or rock themed. He also did covers of already existing music from other bands using acapella and acoustics, such as Twenty One Pilots, Panic! At The Disco, Justin Bieber, Fall Out Boy, etc. He would occasionally make vlogs, talking about his life and thoughts. He also made short skits both on YouTube and Vine. 
Austin would become popular on the internet, going on multiple tours and meeting fans as a result. He would release six albums on iTunes over the course of his career. He used to have 547,000 subscribers and 41 million views on YouTube before the channel was deleted. However, some of these videos have been reuploaded onto YouTube.
==Controversy==
===Sexting allegations===
On May 10, 2015, the website PupFresh had reported that Austin Jones of sexting with his underaged female fans.https://web.archive.org/web/20150512214312/https://pupfresh.com/post/118626293459 Many had claimed that Austin would message his fans on their Facebook page and ask them their agehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2kiJOP389s&t, many of the evidence was retweeted by YouTuber, Damon "deefizzy" Fizzy. Videos would leak of Austin Jones teaching his fans how to twerk in private texts.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nma3nLtLoo He has also manipulated his fans into sending nude photos of them and expressed his disappointment if they refuse. However, when the allegations were first coming out, Austin begged those fans through messages not to come out and expose him since it would tarnish his public image.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Fj7d8GBek&t=146s Many fans and YouTubers would call out his behavior for being a pedophile and a manipulator.
On May 15, Austin had made a Facebook post saying he was taking a break from music to attend therapy as a result of how he was negatively interacting with his fans. He had also said he was hoping to improve himself and better connect with his fanbase.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu3PR60UZRM&t Soon after, Austin decided to cancel his contribution to the Vans Warped Tour and release a video called "Setting The Record Straight" on June 28, 2015.
thumb|right|350x350px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yTAISYllI Austin Jones's apology video] 
In the video, Austin admitted that he did talk with minors for twerking videos and regrets what he's done. However, he denies that it went to the extent of grooming or sending nudes. He later says that he would read hate comments on social media platforms and would become severely depressed and suicidal, which was the reason why he couldn't release a statement earlier on the drama. He further talks about past events which is what lead to the controversies, but says he's not trying to gain sympathy or manipulate his fans. He notes that since he was depressed and looking for attention, he would message fans, thinking it was "fun and goofy". He concludes the video by apologizing to the victims and fans that have been involved with the drama.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yTAISYllI
The video, at first, gained mixed reception from fans with some forgiving him while some want further action to be taken against Austin. He would continue to produce music on social media and release another album in 2016.
===Arrest and imprisonment ===
On June 9, 2017, an arrest warrant was issued against Austin. Three days later, on June 12, 2017, he was arrested at the O'Hare International Airport In Chicago for two accounts of child pornography. Jones would consent to a search of his phone, where police had found more inappropriate texts between him and fans. One example is Austin telling a young fan to spread their anus with their panties on.https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/press-release/file/973381/download Three days later, he was released after paying off a $100,000 release bond but was placed on house arrest and was not allowed to use the internet. After the arrest, many people would spread more backlash against Austin, eventually having the apology video mass disliked.
During his house arrest, YouTube was criticized for not shutting down his channel. YouTube later said they couldn't since the controversy didn't relate to the content he created, but this statement was criticized as well.https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47170759 On July 3, 2017, deefizzy opened up on exposing Austin and how he was treated. Damon was originally going to be on tour with Austin Jones, but he decided to retweet fan's stories on Austin. He said that Austin's lawyers and managers attempted to cover up the controversy and would threaten Damon with jail time and accused him of cyber bullying.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgBr0Bo3ctI&t On February 1, 2019, Austin went to a court case where he pleaded guilty on child pornography production. The judged deemed him guilty and sentenced him to ten years in prison, where he will be released on New Years Eve 2027. His channel was deleted from YouTube on February 6 and he was later sent to prison on June 28.https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/04/us/austin-jones-youtube-child-porn-sentence-trnd/index.html
==Discography==
*Out of Character (2010)
*From Under the Covers (2011)
*Out of Character 2.0 (2012)
*We'll Fall Together (2013)
*Pitch Imperfect (2016)
==Trivia==
*Austin's favorite food is pasta, especially fettuccine alfredo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amZNfwIlzxU
*His favorite band is Mayday Parade.
*His favorite color is blue.
*Austin's Twitter would be hacked by a troll were they post memes.
*He is 5'10" and weighs 140 lbs.https://isp.illinois.gov/Sor/Details/X19A4832
*Austin's album, We'll Fall Together ended up at #12 at the iTunes pop chart in 2013.https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/06/austin-jones-singer-arrested-child-pornograpy-charges-fans-twitter-career-bio/
==Gallery==
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AustinTour.jpg|Austin Jones on tour as well as his former YouTube banner.
AustinZachSean.PNG|Austin alongside Zach and Sean Jones.
AustinJonesFinalVid.png|Austin Jones in his final video before his arrest.
AustinReleased.png|Austin after being released from jail with bond.
AustinCourt.png|Austin at his court case.
AustinSketch.jpg|Courtroom sketch of Austin.
AustinMugshot.jpg|The most recent mugshot of Austin Jones as of January 30, 2020.
==References==
Category:YouTubers
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:Comedy YouTubers
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2007
Category:Terminated YouTubers