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Adult film star Austin Wolf sentenced to 19 years behind bars

Justin Heath Smith, known professionally as Austin Wolf, will spend the next 19 years behind bars after a New York judge sentenced him over eliciting a minor.

Warning: This report contains details of child sexual abuse which may be distressing to some readers.

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The adult film star was arrested in 2024 and in June this year pleaded guilty to the felony charges of enticing a 15-year-old minor for unlawful sexual contact.

Prosecutors had called for the offender to be handed down a sentence that was at the top end of the range for the offence, and the judge Paul A. Engelmayer agreed with their assessment.

In court documents prosecutors characterised Smith as a serial predator whose actions went far beyond the single charge he pleaded to. Smith’s defence lawyers unsuccessfully argued for him to be sentenced to a 10 year stint behind bars.

The court also heard victims statements from many of the young boys that Smith had recorded in sexual situations.

As Austin Wolf, Smith had a high profile career as a gay adult entertainer.

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