Wednesday 6 July 2022 11:21 PM Cheer star Jerry Harris is jailed for 12 years trends now
The former star of popular Netflix docuseries Cheer was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to federal charges of soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions at his child pornography trial.
Jerry Harris, 22, who quickly rose to fame in season one of the cheerleading-related Netflix hit, entered guilty pleas to two charges - receiving child porn using interstate commerce, and traveling over state lines with intent to illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
The Texas native was 19 years old at the time he was arrested in Illinois on child pornography charges in September 2020.
The alleged victims in that case were boys aged 13 at the time, according to the criminal complaint.
'Harris' sexual assault of (one) boy in such a public place, in an unlocked public bathroom, during an event attended by dozens of responsible adults demonstrates that Harris either does not care about being caught committing his offenses, or simply cannot stop himself,' Assistant US Attorney Christopher Parente wrote of one of Harris' victims.
Cheer star Jerry Harris, shown in 2020, pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges of soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions
Harris, pictured above on the 'Ellen' show, rose to fame in season one of the cheerleading-related Netflix hit
Authorities said Harris coerced minor victims to send him graphic photos and videos of themselves while soliciting sex from boys as young as 13 at cheerleading competitions across the country,
