Netflix 'Cheer' star Jerry Harris 'admitted' to soliciting child porn ahead of arrest, court docs say

“Cheer” star Gabi Butler is speaking out on the arrest of friend and former teammate Jerry Harris.

Gabi Butler is speaking out on the arrest of friend and former teammate Jerry Harris. Harris was arrested in Chicago on Thursday and charged with production of child pornography. According to the criminal complaint, Harris allegedly contacted an underage boy on social media and repeatedly enticed him to produce sexually explicit videos and photographs of himself, and send them to Harris. The complaint also alleges that the victim informed Harris during their initial online encounter that he was

Netflix is breaking its silence after the arrest of Cheer star Jerry Harris.

Cheer star Jerry Harris skyrocketed to fame after the Netflix series debuted earlier this year, but following his arrest, fans questioned how well they really knew him.The U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago confirmed on Thursday, September 17, that the TV personality, 21, was taken into custody on production of child pornography charges.

Jerry Harris has little to cheer about these days.

, has been arrested on child pornography charges, . Here’s what we know.What are the charges? Following a search of his home in Naperville, Illinois, on Monday, September 14, the 21-year-old was arrested on September 17 on one charge of production of child pornography.

CHICAGO -- Jerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” was arrested Thursday on felony charges of production of 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 oral sex.According to the complaint, Harris admitted during an interview after FBI agents raided his home Monday that he had asking one of the teens to send him photographs and videos of his

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Update 9/17/20: Cheer star Jerry Harris was formally charged with producing child pornography on Thursday, Sept. 15, per the U.S.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Jerry Harris was arrested and charged in federal court in Chicago on Thursday, September 17, according to The U.S. Attorney’s Office. It took place three days after the FBI raided his home in Naperville, Illinois where they were investigating allegations that he solicited sexually explicit photos and sex from minors.

Jerry Harris, best known for his inspiring mat talks in Netflix's documentary, has been arrested.The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Illinois confirms to ET that the 21-year-old former Navarro College cheerleader was arrested in Chicago on Thursday and charged with production of child pornography.

Jerry Harris, one of the stars of the popular Netflix series "Cheer," was arrested Thursday in Chicago on a federal child pornography charge. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed in a press release that Harris, 21, was arrested for allegedly enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explicit photos and videos of himself.

USA Today reported earlier this week that the FBI was investigating Harris over allegations that he solicited sex and nude images from minors.Also Read: 'Cheer' Star Jerry Harris Under FBI Investigation, Accused of Soliciting Sex From Minors (Report)The FBI confirmed to TheWrap on Monday that a search warrant was executed at a home in Naperville, Illinois, but declined to comment further.Reps for Netflix, Harris, and Navarro College, where Harris was a student during the making of “Cheer,” did

Jerry Harris, who rose to fame as one of the fan favorite cheerleaders on Netflix’s Cheer, has been arrested on “production of child pornography charges,” the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago said (via the Chicago Sun Times).

Just one day after the FBI executed a search warrant on the home of “Cheer” star Jerry Harris in Naperville, Ill., the reality show standout is now being hit with a lawsuit from twin boys in Texas. An FBI spokesperson confirmed to Fox News that the bureau was conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity in Harris' neighborhood.

Jerry Harris is reportedly under FBI investigation for “inappropriate sexual conduct”, but he is denying the allegations.