Jerry Harris Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison In Child Pornography Case

‘Cheer’ Star Jerry Harris Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Soliciting Minors For Sex & Nude Photos

Netflix’s “Cheer” star Jerry Harris was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in the slammer in his child pornography case.

According to TMZ, he was looking at up to 50 years in the slammer after pleading guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

The former Netflix star found himself in trouble back in 2019. The FBI claimed he was soliciting sex from minors at cheer competitions, and coercing teen boys to send inappropriate photos. He was arrested the following year.

 

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Jeremiah Harris Harris received national recognition after appearing in the 2020 Netflix docuseries Cheer.

In September and December 2020, he was charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with production of child pornography and other child-related sex crimes: “sexual exploitation of children, receiving child pornography, traveling with the attempt to engage in sexual conduct with a minor, enticement and other charges.

On February 10, 2022, Harris pled guilty as charged to two of the seven indictments against him.

On July 6, 2022, Harris was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and 8 years of court supervised probation to commence after his release from prison.