Adult film actor Justin Heath Smith, also known as Austin Wolf, has been arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material online.
Adult film actor Justin Heath Smith, also known as Austin Wolf, has been arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material online (CSAM), the Department of Justice announced Friday.
In an unsealed complaint, an FBI agent said that Smith, a 43-year-old resident of New York City, sent and received hundreds of videos containing depictions of child sexual abuse via the Telegram messaging app.
The videos included footage of infants being sexually abused, the DOJ said in a news release.
Smith is well known in the world of LGBTQ adult film and has recently found a new level of fame through social media.
He has nearly a million followers on X and has gained a reputation on TikTok for collaborating with popular creators.
If convicted, Smith faces a maximum of 20 years of the distribution and receipt of child pornography, and 10 years for possession of child pornography.
Smith did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The complaint stated that in March, Smith’s anonymous Telegram account exchanged CSAM with an account that was seized and searched by the FBI.
An undercover FBI agent started messaging Smith’s account, where Smith later revealed personal details, according to the complaint.Â
