Former star of Netflix's Cheer Jerry Harris has been sentenced to 12 years in prison over crimes involving child pornography and soliciting sex from minors.
reports that Harris was sentenced at a federal court in Chicago on Wednesday . Prosecutors had pushed for a lengthy sentence, saying that Harris used his celebrity status to"persuade and entice" his young victims.
Harris previously pleaded guilty to two of seven felony counts against him, one of which involved him persuading a 17-year-old to send him sexually explicit photos for money and the other him travelling to Florida for the purpose of"engaging in illicit sexual conduct" with a 15-year-old. The remaining five counts had been dropped under a plea agreement.
In December 2020, Harris was indicted on more charges alleging sexual misconduct in the states of Illinois, Florida and Texas. He allegedly solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and convinced them to send obscene videos, according to the indictment., which follows the Navarro College Bulldogs competitive cheerleading squad. He was also
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