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Prosecutors are calling Jerry Harris a "clear and present danger" as they motion for the Cheer star to be detained until trial.
According to court documents filed in the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday, prosecutors claim that Harris, 21, has admitted to victimizing "at least 5 to 10 children who are all forever damaged" and should be detained pending trial.
"Harris exhibits all the signs of a serial child predator and unless and until he receives significant mental health sex offender treatment, he will remain a danger to any child he encounters, either online or in person," reads the document.
In September, federal officials confirmed that Harris was formally charged in Chicago, stating the Naperville man was arrested "for allegedly enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photos of himself."
Harris, the statement alleges, "contacted the underage boy on a social media application and repeatedly enticed him to produce sexually explicit videos and photographs of himself and send them to Harris, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago. The minor victim informed Harris during their initial online encounter that he was 13 years old."
According to the Chicago Tribune, Harris' legal team has requested he be granted home detention until trial, citing his asthma as a risk for contracting COVID-19 in jail. His detention hearing is set for Wednesday.
In the documents filed this week, prosecutors argued that Harris should be detained because "even when Harris was tipped off to a possible investigation into his crimes, he was not able to control his impulses and he continued to victimize multiple other children while living in a residence with responsible adults present."
Source: PEOPLE
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