It has now been revealed that the 24-year-old (who has 500,000+ subscribers on YouTube and 300k followers on Instagram) asked two different teenage girls, one 14 and the other 15, to film themselves for him.
Jones even told the girls the clothing he would like them to wear for him in the videos.
The criminal complaint states that he asked the underage girls to "prove" they were his "biggest fans" by sending him "sexually explicit videos".
Back in 2015, Jones issued an apology via Facebook for pretending to be younger so that underage girls would send him "twerking" videos.
"I'm embarrassed. I'd have conversations online with girls that would involve me asking them to create a video of themselves twerking," Jones shared in the apology post.
"Sometimes I'd make videos of myself doing some twerk moves in return. Here's the truth: I NEVER asked them to do anything more than send a twerking video. Nothing EVER went beyond that."
He went on to reveal that he had been seeing a therapist to treat his impulses.
"I've been in therapy, seeking help to discover why I communicated with my fans in a way that I have come to fully realize was not appropriate... To anyone that I have made feel uncomfortable or awkward, I am deeply sorry for the hurt and shame I may have caused you."
It's unclear if charges had been filed at that time.
After the shocking incident, fans of the Vans Warped Tour petitioned for the organisers to drop Jones via a Change.org petition which received more than 9,000 signatures.
Chicago Sun-Times reports that the YouTuber will remain in federal custody until his court date as prosecutors have labelled him a "risk to the community and there's a danger he'll flee."
If found guilty, Jones will face a minimum of 15 years behind bars.