Prosecutors had called for a lengthy status, arguing Harris' status as a popular celebrity enabled him to 'persuade and entice' his young victims to engage in sexual conduct.
Jerry Harris, star of Netflix TV series Cheer, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in the US for crimes relating to indecent images of children and soliciting sex from minors.to one count of travelling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and one count of receiving indecent images.
Prosecutors at the Chicago hearing had called for a lengthy jail term, arguing Harris' status as a popular celebrity enabled him to"persuade and entice" his young victims to engage in sexual conduct.In February this year, he pleaded guilty to two of seven counts against him, including persuading a 17-year-old to send him sexually explicit photographs for money and travelling to Florida for the purpose of"engaging in illicit sexual conduct" with a 15-year-old.
Harris later admitted to FBI agents to asking a teenage boy to send him photos of himself and to requesting indecent images on Snapchat from at least 10 to 15 others he knew to be minors.
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