Jerry Harris, best known for his role on on the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary series Cheer, was on Thursday arrested and charged with felony charges of producing child pornography.
According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, the 21-year-old American TV personality, is accused of coercing minor victims to send obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting oral sex when they were 13 years old.
Harris, however, admitted to many of the allegations, including that he asked one of the victims to send him photographs and videos of his penis and buttocks on Snapchat.
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He also admitted to soliciting and receiving child pornography on Snapchat from at least 10 to 15 other individuals he knew were minors, engaging in sexual acts with a 15-year-old at a cheer leading event in 2019, and paying a 17-year-old money in exchange for nude photos.
According to prosecutors, he is a danger to the community and should remain in custody pending a detention hearing on Monday morning.
If convicted, Jerry Harris would face a minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years in prison.
Federal authorities said the investigation is ongoing, and encouraged other potential victims to come forward.
