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>https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2020/9/17/21443823/cheer-star-jerry-harris-arrested-production-child-pornography

 

Jerry Harris of the Netflix show “Cheer” has been arrested on production of child pornography charges, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago said Thursday.

Harris allegedly asked for pornographic images and videos from two 14-year-old boys, according to the complaint filed Thursday. The boys’ parent found the photos and videos on one of the teen’s phones, the complaint stated.

One of the teens, between December 2018 and March 2020, allegedly sent Harris more than a dozen photos and videos depicting the minor’s private areas. Harris allegedly sent similar photos and videos back, the complaint stated.

In one in-person encounter, Harris allegedly solicited oral sex from one of the teens in a bathroom at a cheerleading event they attended, the complaint stated.

USA Today reported FBI agents executed a search warrant Monday afternoon at a home in Naperville as part of the investigation.

 

Harris gained national prominence when he was featured in Netflix’s “Cheer” docuseries.

 

USA Today reported the criminal investigation is based on allegations reported separately to police by Varsity Brands, a private company that dominates the cheerleading industry and handles everything from uniform sales to major competitions. In Aug. 1 letters to police in Florida and Texas, Varsity’s chief legal officer, Burton Brillhart, said the company learned of “inappropriate sexual conduct” allegations against Harris and reported the information to authorities as required by law.

“As a result of the recent allegation, we have barred this person from having any affiliation with Varsity Brands or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, now and in the future,” he wrote.

Brillhart’s letters describe Harris as a former employee who was not working for Varsity at the time of the incidents. In May 2019, Harris posted on social media that he was working for the National Cheerleaders Association, a Varsity brand. That summer, he posted photos and videos of himself coaching athletes at NCA camps.