Jerry Harris

Ex-reality stars Julie Chrisley and Jerry Harris incarcerated at same federal prison

Online records for the Federal Bureau of Prisons list ex-reality stars Julie Chrisley and Jerry Harris at the same facility. More

January 20, 2023

Ex-‘Cheer’ star Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos, sex

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.” More

July 7, 2022

Prosecutors seek 15 years for former ‘Cheer’ star Harris

A prosecutor has asked a federal judge to sentence Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” to 15 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions. More

June 24, 2022

Former ‘Cheer’ star pleads guilty in child pornography case

Harris pleaded guilty to one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and one count of receiving child pornography, a U.S. attorney's office spokesman said. More

February 11, 2022

Court records: ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris to plead guilty

"Cheer" star Jerry Harris is expected to plead guilty Thursday in a federal child pornography case alleging he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions, court records in Chicago show. More

February 9, 2022

‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris indicted on new child sex charges

CHICAGO (AP) — “Cheer” star Jerry Harris, already facing federal child pornography charges, has been indicted on new charges that allege he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and convinced teenage boys to send him obscene photographs and videos of themselves. The new seven-count indictment that was made public on Friday was not unexpected. […] More

December 14, 2020

‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charges

By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” was arrested Thursday and charged with producing child pornography, three days after twin boys filed a lawsuit alleging he sent them sexually explicit photos of himself and cornered one of them in a bathroom and begged for […] More

September 17, 2020