Former Cheer personality Jerry Harris received his sentence amid his child pornography case.Harris, 22, appeared in court on Wednesday, July 6, as a judge confirmed the Netflix personality would receive a 12-year prison sentence, per TMZ.Us Weekly previously confirmed in September 2020 that the Navarro College alum was arrested on charges of production of child pornography following an FBI investigation.
He also stood trial for allegedly soliciting sex from minors while at cheerleading competitions.Ahead of sentencing, Harris’ attorneys objected to the terms of their client’s potential supervised release in July 1 documents, including a “penile plethysmography” test that many sex offender treatment facilities often use.
An additional motion was filed on July 5 to extend time to determine the amount of restitution that should be awarded to his alleged victims.The Illinois native plead guilty to counts three and seven of his indictment in February, telling the court he agreed to a plea deal with the government, which recommended a 50-year prison sentence.Before changing his plea, Harris initially plead not guilty to seven felony charges, including four counts of sexual exploitation of children, one count of enticement, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of travel with the intent to engage in an illicit sexual contact with a minor.The former cheerleader, who rose to fame on season 1 of Netflix’s Cheer docuseries, also fervently denied the allegations at the time of his arrest.“We categorically dispute the claims made against Jerry Harris, which are alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager,” Harris’ spokesperson said in a statement to Us after his 2020 arrest. “We are confident that when the
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