Justin Heath Smith, gay adult performer known as Austin Wolf, was sentenced to 19 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty this summer to enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and for engaging in a pattern of activity involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
In a 15-page memorandum dated September 22, prosecutors prosecutors requested that the court impose a sentence near the top of the federal guidelines range: 188 to 235 months, or about 15.5 to 19.5 years, characterizing Smith as a serial predator whose crimes extended beyond the 15-year-old victim at the center of his guilty plea.
The document included a February 2024 exchange with a 15-year-old boy in which Smith engaged in what prosecutors described as “race play.” [Sensitive Content]Court documents say Smith, who is white, referred to the teenager, who is Black, as a “good little n*****,” while the boy called Smith ‘massa.’ Prosecutors said the teenager produced at least one sexually explicit video for Smith at his request.
Smith’s lawyers urged the judge to impose no more than 120 months, the statutory minimum, contending that federal guidelines were inflated. They highlighted Smith’s lack of prior convictions, his sobriety, and his role as an advocate for performers in the adult industry.
Days before sentencing, prosecutors filed victim impact statements from people depicted in the child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) found on Smith’s devices. Their words offered a stark reminder that these were not abstract images, but the documentation of real and ongoing trauma.
The gay adult performer’s New York City sentencing featured harrowing victim testimonies. https://t.co/qVYbxpo7zS
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) September 29, 2025
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