‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on federal charges involving child pornography
The attorneys wrote that Harris was “manipulated and sexually abused as a child” and contextualized his criminal actions by saying that the cheerleading community “perversely made him believe that this sexual conduct was somehow normal when it was not.”
At the time of his arrest, prosecutors claimed that he asked a 13-year-old to send him sexual photos and videos of himself. The child later told investigators that Harris sexually assaulted him in a restroom at a cheer event.
“Since his incarceration, Jerry has actively sought out and is participating in mental health treatment and therapy both for his conduct and the diagnosed trauma disorders for which he suffers,” Harris’ attorneys wrote. “With his plea of guilty, Jerry will spend the rest of his life making amends for what he has done.”
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