Netflix 'Cheer' star Jerry Harris charged with production of child pornography

"Cheer" star Jerry Harris made a number of admissions to cops prior to his arrest for child pornography on Thursday, according to an affidavit. The Netflix personality was arrested on Thursday in Chicago for one count of production of child pornography.

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.

Cheer star, 21, allegedly enticed an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photos of himself, the US attorney’s office confirmed [via BBC News].Court documents show that Harris admitted to soliciting and receiving explicit images from the minor, however, a spokesperson for the star denied the allegations. The spokesperson told PEOPLE: “We categorically dispute the claims made against Jerry Harris, which are alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager.

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.

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.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsJerry Harris, of Netflix’ Cheer notoriety, has been arrested on a child pornography charge on Thursday. The United States Attorney’s Office announced Harris’ arrest, noting that Harris repeatedly enticed a minor to share sexually explicit videos and photos.Harris, 21, is set to appear in court on Thursday.

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.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Twin boys in Texas say that beginning when they were 13, “Cheer” star Jerry Harris sent them sexually explicit photos and videos of himself, and at one point cornered one boy in a bathroom at a cheer competition and begged for oral sex, according to a lawsuit.USA TODAY, which first reported the allegations, said Monday that multiple sources told the newspaper that the FBI was investigating accusations that Harris solicited sexually explicit photos and sex from minors.The

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

Cheer, is reportedly under FBI investigation for the soliciting sex with minors. USA Today reports FBI agents executed a search warrant on Monday at a house in Naperville, Illinois, as a part of that investigation.Allegations were reportedly made to Florida police against Harris by Varsity, a private company that controls all major facets of the cheerleading industry.