He was indicted on numerous charges alleging he received and attempted to receive child pornography and persuaded minors to engage in sexual contact.
on numerous charges alleging he received and attempted to receive child pornography and persuaded minors to engage in sexual contact. Prosecutors said the alleged acts involved victims in Florida, Illinois and Texas from August 2017 to August 2020.
“In an effort to put a stop to a serial predator and avert harm to other children, my sons took the brave step of speaking publicly about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Jerry Harris,” the boys’ mother said in a statement. “I will continue my mission to hold Jerry Harris and his enablers fully accountable both in the courts of law and the court of public opinion.
The second boy told investigators that Harris was “touchy” and did “odd things” to him and his brother, the complaint alleges. He said Harris would request nude pictures from him and that when the boy refused, Harris would become “pushy” and make him feel guilty, according to the complaint. Harris is alleged to have told investigators that he had solicited and received nude pictures from 10 to 15 others who he knew were minors, according to the complaint. He is also alleged to have admitted to having oral and anal sex with a 15-year-old in the summer of 2018, the court document states.
“Jerry was himself exploited, manipulated, and sexually abused as a child within the Cheer Community in a way that perversely made him believe that this sexual conduct was somehow normal when it was not,” Pugh said in a news release.
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