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Updated on: July 6, 2022 / 10:55 PM
/ CBS News
Former "Cheer" star Jerry Harris was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving minors, CBS Chicago reports . He will also spend eight years on court-supervised release.
Harris pleaded guilty in February to a child pornography charge after persuading a minor to send him sexually explicit photographs in exchange for money. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of traveling for illicit sex with minors, stemming from a trip he took to Florida for the purpose of "engaging in illicit sexual conduct" with a 15-year-old, The Associated Press reports.
A plea agreement led prosecutors to drop five other federal counts brought against Harris.
At his sentencing hearing, Harris apologized to his victims, saying his actions were "wrong and selfish," according to a statement released by his lawyer.
"I do not deserve forgiveness, but I do pray that one day you might find it in your hearts," Harris added.
The 22-year-old has been held in a federal detention facility without bond since he was arrested in September 2020.
Born Jeremiah Harris, he rose to fame when he and his teammates were featured in the Emmy-winning docuseries "Cheer," which follows the lives of the Navarro cheer squad. Harris even attended the Academy Awards in 2020 as a personality for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
However, following a lengthy FBI investigation, he was arrested in September 2020 and charged with one count of producing child pornography.
The federal complaint alleged Harris contacted a minor in 2018 and requested "face" and "booty" pictures, even after the minor told him he was 13 years old. In the complaint, the minor said he sent Harris dozens of photos over more than a year. The minor also told investigators that Harris cornered him in a bathroom at a cheerleading competition and tried to solicit him for oral sex.
The minor refused, and Harris allegedly made the same request at another competition three months later. According to the complaint, Harris blocked the minor on Snapchat in February 2020, one month after "Cheer" was released on Netflix, and sent him a message saying, "I'm sorry for what I've done in the past. I don't think it's a good idea that we be friends on snap."
A second minor, who is the first minor's twin, also accused Harris of requesting nude photos.
In the complaint, investigators said Harris admitted to multiple allegations, including asking for nude photos, trying to solicit oral sex at cheerleading events and receiving child pornography from 10 to 15 other children he knew were underage.
In December 2020, Harris was indicted on seven additional counts that alleged he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and worked to get young boys to send him photographs and videos.
In the latest season of "Cheer," the two minors listed in the first federal complaint revealed themselves as twin cheerleaders Charlie and Sam. Both twins described being hesitant to speak out against Harris because of his growing popularity, but Charlie said that after watching him speak with then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in a June 2020 interview, he "lost it" and knew he had to do something.
"I want to show to the world, give people a face to, when they think of Jerry Harris, what he did," Charlie said.
"This was not just a handful of times that this happened," Kristen, Charlie and Sam's mother, told CBS Chicago . "He was an incredibly persistent predator that forced himself into the center of my sons' lives for over a year."
Sarah Klein, a lawyer representing the victims, said that Harris' sentence "reflects the severity of his crimes and the lifetime of pain his victims will suffer."
"Charlie and Sam demonstrated tremendous courage in sharing their painful experiences with prosecutors and the public," Klein added. "Their sacrifice will protect children they have never met."
Harris faced a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison. Prosecutors sought a 15-year sentence , while attorneys for Harris wanted a sentence of six years, according to AP.
Zoe Christen Jones contributed reporting.
First published on July 6, 2022 / 6:57 PM
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Jerry Harris talks to an actress on the red carpet at the Oscars in Los Angeles in 2020.
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CHICAGO — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer," to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions.
U.S. District Judge Manish Shah also ordered that the sentence be followed by eight years of court-supervised release.
Shah told Harris to consider the sentence an "expression of the seriousness of your crimes, tempered with some hope that all is not lost for you or for your victims, and that in the future some healing can occur."
Harris, 22, of suburban Naperville, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count each of receiving child pornography and traveling with the intention to engage in illegal sexual conduct.
A prosecutor had asked for a sentence of 15 years followed by 10 years of supervised release while attorneys for Harris sought a sentence of six years and eight years of supervised release.
Before learning his sentence, Harris apologized to his victims, saying, "I am deeply sorry for all the trauma my abuse has caused you. I pray deep down that your suffering comes to an end."
"I'm not an evil person," Harris said. "I'm still learning who I am and what my purpose is."
Harris has been in custody at a federal detention facility.
Sarah Klein, an attorney for two of the victims, issued a statement saying Harris' guilt was "firmly established."
"The sentence he received reflects the severity of his crimes and the lifetime of pain his victims will suffer," Klein said.
Harris was arrested in September 2020 on a charge of production of child pornography. Prosecutors alleged at the time that he solicited videos and images from two 14-year-old brothers.
According to a complaint, federal prosecutors said that Harris admitted to repeatedly asking a minor teen for pornographic videos and images between December 2018 and March 2020.
Then in December of that year, he was indicted on more charges alleging misconduct in Illinois, Florida and Texas. According to the indictment, Harris allegedly solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and convinced teenage boys to send him obscene photographs and videos of themselves.
Harris admitted to FBI agents to asking a teenage boy to send him lewd photographs of himself, and to requesting child pornography on Snapchat from at least 10 to 15 others he knew to be minors, according to the indictment.
"Cheer" was a huge success when it was released in January 2020 and Harris became wildly popular for his upbeat attitude and his encouraging "mat talk." Harris even interviewed celebrities on the red carpet at the Academy Awards for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
The docuseries follows the competitive cheerleading squad from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas.
'Cheer' star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for sex crimes
'Cheer' star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for sex crimes
Jerry Harris of 'Cheer' sentenced for sex crimes, survivors share story
The FBI arrested Jerry Harris after investigating reports made to police by two 14-year-old boys who claim Netflix "Cheer" star solicited explicit photos and sex.
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Jerry Harris, former star of the Netflix docuseries "Cheer," was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison for soliciting sex from minors and pressuring young boys to send him nude photos and videos.
The 22-year-old pleaded guilty in February to two charges for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in the bathroom during a cheer competition and paying a 17-year-old to send him sexually explicit photos and videos via Snapchat, court records show. Harris also admitted to similar conduct involving other minors, though prosecutors agreed to dismiss those charges as part of the plea agreement.
Harris' conviction marked a stunning fall for the former star who captivated fans when he appeared in "Cheer." His arrest in September 2020 sparked a reckoning in the world of competitive cheerleading, prompting others to share their own accounts of abuse and pressuring the sport's governing body to institute reforms.
"Jerry Harris' guilt has been firmly established," said Sarah Klein, attorney for a Texas family that was the first to report allegations against Harris to authorities. "The sentence he received reflects the severity of his crimes and the lifetime of pain his victims will suffer."
After a nearly seven-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Manish Shah also sentenced Harris to eight years of supervised release following his term in prison. The judge told Harris the sentence was an "expression of the seriousness of your crimes, tempered with some hope that all is not lost for you or for your victims, and that in the future some healing can occur."
In court Wednesday, Harris apologized to his victims, saying he was "wrong and selfish."
"I regret my decisions and I am deeply sorry," he said, according to a copy of his statement that was shared by his attorney, Todd Pugh. "All I can do going forward is to try to do better and be a better person. I do not deserve forgiveness, but I do pray that one day you might find it in your hearts."
Harris' attorneys had argued for a six-year prison term. In court documents, they cited Harris' difficult childhood and said he had a "warped" view of relationships because he himself was sexually assaulted at age 13 by a 19-year-old from his cheer gym. The lawyers submitted character reference letters and videos from more than 80 people, including Navarro College cheerleading coach Monica Aldama, other “Cheer” castmates and members of the broader cheerleading community.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Guzman had asked for a 15-year sentence. In court documents, she acknowledged Harris' traumatic upbringing but said it was "not a blank check to commit sex offenses against minors."
"Harris used his celebrity and wealth to continue his exploitation of children, expanding the tools available to him to manipulate them into gratifying his seemingly insatiable sexual desires," Guzman wrote in her sentencing memorandum.
Kristen, a Texas mother, and her twin sons Charlie and Sam were the first to report allegations against Harris to authorities. USA TODAY agreed to withhold the family's last name because the boys are minors and alleging abuse.
In interviews with USA TODAY in 2020, they described a pattern of harassment by Harris that started when the boys were 13 and Harris was 19. The family said it continued for more than a year.
On Wednesday, the now-16-year-old twins gave statements in federal court detailing the lasting impact of Harris' abuse, including the loss of friendships and their struggles with anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Charlie said he became so afraid of public restrooms after Harris pressured him for sex in one that he stopped eating at school so he wouldn't have to use the bathroom there.
Cheerleading has a list of people banned: It was missing 74 convicted sex offenders
"I knew in my heart and soul that what Jerry was doing to me and Sam was bad," Charlie wrote in his statement, "but everyone was telling me that is just the way Jerry is and that if I were to ever to report him that EVERYONE would turn their back on me because I would have ruined the life of such an amazing person that everyone loved."
Sam said he and his brother decided to speak up after realizing Harris was abusing others. "It made us realize that we couldn't stay quiet – that we had to speak up, no matter how much it cost us," he said in his statement. "And it cost us SO much."
The FBI investigation into Harris was first reported by USA TODAY in September 2020, at a time when Harris' celebrity was growing. He had picked up sponsorships with Starburst, Cheerios and Walmart. He had worked the red carpet for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." And he was still spending time in cheer gyms, despite the fact that the allegations against him had been reported to the sport's governing body in May 2020.
USA TODAY found officials at that governing body, the U.S. All Star Federation, waited four months to suspend Harris, doing so only after the news organization published an article about the allegations. USA TODAY has since reported on pervasive child protection failures throughout the sport of competitive cheerleading, including how USASF delayed investigations and failed to prevent those accused or convicted of misconduct from working with young athletes.
When USA TODAY began its reporting, just 21 people had been suspended or banned from the sport. Today, more than 200 people's names appear on the list.
USASF officials could not be reached Wednesday for comment on Harris' sentence.
USASF, Harris and others are still facing a civil lawsuit filed by Kristen and her sons.
In a statement Wednesday, Kristen said the "entities that control all-star cheerleading were eager to ride on his coattails" as Harris' celebrity status grew and brought positive attention to the sport.
"Now it is time for those same organizations to demonstrate an unequivocal commitment to the transparency, accountability, and substantive change necessary to prevent this from ever happening again," she said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Marisa Kwiatkowski and Tricia L. Nadolny are reporters on USA TODAY’s national investigative team. Marisa can be reached at mkwiatko@usatoday.com, @byMarisaK or by phone, Signal or WhatsApp at (317) 207-2855. Tricia can be reached tnadolny@usatoday.com or @TriciaNadolny.
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