Cheer star Jerry Harris pleaded not responsible to seven felony fees after being accused of soliciting sex from minors.
The fact star, 21, entered his plea on Thursday, December 17, although he didn’t bodily seem in courtroom. He pleaded not guilty to 4 counts of sexual exploitation of kids, one rely of enticement, one rely of receipt of kid pornography and one rely of journey with the intent to have interaction in a bootleg sexual contact with a minor.
Jerry Harris in ‘Cheer’. Courtesy of Netflix
Every of the sexual exploitation of kids counts carries a compulsory minimal sentence of 15 years imprisonment if convicted. The enticement cost carries a minimal of 10 years in jail, and the receipt of kid pornography rely carries a minimal of 5 years behind bars.
Us Weekly confirmed that Harris was arrested in September on manufacturing of kid pornography fees. USA Right this moment reported earlier that month that he was below investigation by the FBI in connection to claims that he “solicited sexually specific images and intercourse from minors.”
A spokesperson for the TV persona denied the allegations in a press release to Us on the time. “We categorically dispute the claims made in opposition to Jerry Harris, that are alleged to have occurred when he was an adolescent,” the assertion learn. “We’re assured that when the investigation is accomplished the true information can be revealed.”
Twin brothers alleged to USA Right this moment in September that Harris harassed them on-line and in-person at cheer competitions once they had been 13 years previous. The school scholar would have been 19 on the time.
Jerry Harris on ‘Right this moment’ on January 29, 2020 in New York Metropolis. Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Picture Financial institution
Varsity Manufacturers, an organization throughout the cheerleading trade, reported Harris to police after he allegedly requested one of many brothers to have intercourse with him at two of Varsity’s competitions in 2019. The model’s chief authorized officer, Burton Brillhart, wrote letters to authorities in Florida and Texas, declaring that the corporate “barred this particular person from having any affiliation with Varsity Manufacturers or any of its subsidiaries or associates, now and sooner or later.”
Harris became a breakout star after showing on the favored Cheer docuseries, which premiered on Netflix in January and adopted the Navarro School cheerleading squad from Texas.
With reporting by Marjorie Hernandez
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