Sentenced: Former California Cheerleading Coach Charged With Molesting Young Girls

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A former competitive cheerleading coach has been charged with multiple felonies for molesting six girls as young as 11 years old in Southern California.

Erick Joseph Kristianson, a former coach at an Orange County cheer club and at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, is also facing child molestation and child exhibition charges in Florida related to four young competitive cheer athletes he coached in Daytona Beach.

The 44-year-old was arrested last week in Fargo, North Dakota, on a warrant in the Orange County case.

Kristianson is facing seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 14, five felony counts of a lewd act upon a child age 14 or 15, two felony counts of sexual penetration by foreign object of a minor under 18, one felony count of sexual penetration by a foreign objection of a minor under 16 and one felony count of oral copulation of a person under 16 years old.

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a release that he is facing a maximum sentence of 105 years to life, as well as five years and four months if convicted on all charges.

Kristianson worked as a competitive cheerleading coach at Magic All-Stars from 2002 to 2008 and as an assistant cheer coach at Trabuco Hills High School in 2005, where he is accused of gaining access to six young girls that he molested in Orange County. Those allegations came to light in 2022 after he was arrested in Daytona Beach, Florida, on suspicion of masturbating on camera to three children between the ages of 11 and 13 and touching the breasts of another 13-year-old girl.

All the Florida victims were students of Kristianson’s competitive cheer club in Daytona Beach.

After his arrest in Florida, a young woman reached out to authorities in Orange County to report she had been molested by Kristianson beginning when she was 14 years old while he was her cheer coach.

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Former California cheerleading coach charged with molesting young girls

Erick Joseph Kristianson, a former coach at an Orange County cheer club and at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, is also facing child molestation and child exhibition charges.

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he is facing a maximum sentence of 105 years to life.

Best case scenario is, he rides out prison till he is 150 years old.

 

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What the he'll is that rat's nest on his head?

 

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A 46-year-old Orange County cheerleading coach was sentencedThursday to more than 174 years to life in prison for molesting 10 girls in attacks dating back more than two decades.

Erick Joseph Kristianson was convicted in December of 23 felony child sexual assault counts with sentencing enhancements for multiple victims and substantial sexual conduct. Orange County Superior Court Judge Kevin Haskins sentenced the defendant to 174 years and four months to life in prison and awarded him 1,622 days of custody credits while ordering him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

The defendant's mother, Kristin Kristianson, told the judge she has "prayed for everyone in this court.'' She said she hoped the accusers can find "closure for the rest of your life,'' adding, "I know my son is not perfect. None of us are. We all do things that are wrong. We all do things that are right.''

The defendant's mother said his crimes were when he was in his 20s and that she believes in "second chances. ... He is a caring, loving person,'' who shouldn't be judged on "twenty-some years ago.''

Kristianson testified that he never molested any of the girls and that when he worked with some of the accusers in gyms, there were security cameras in place. He also said he didn't lose his virginity until he was 27.

OC cheerleading coach gets over 174 years to life for molesting girls

Multiple victims described how they were traumatized by the man’s abuse during the trial.

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