Harris was a fan-favorite athlete — known for his bubbly personality and “mat talk” in Season 1 of “Cheer.”
“take responsibility for his actions and publicly convey his remorse for the harm he has caused the victims.”
Harris faced up to 50 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.Harris was arrested and charged with one count of producing child pornography but allegedly admitted to receiving X-rated photos from “at least between 10-15 other individuals he knew were minors,” according to a complaint filed by the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago.
Jerry Harris — who rose to fame on Netflix’s “Cheer” — was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison in his child sex case.Jerry Harris was a fan-favorite athlete, known for his bubbly personality and “mat talk” on season one of Netflix’s “Cheer”during its second season in an episode titled “Jerry,” which included interviews with two twin boys and their mother.
The twins, who are competitive cheerleaders from Texas, said the alleged abuse began when they were around 13 and Harris was 19 — and that it lasted for more than a year.Harris was a fan-favorite athlete — known for his bubbly personality and
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