'Hiding in Plain Sight': Calif. Cheer Coach Allegedly Exposed Himself on FaceTime, Sexually Abused Young Girls
Authorities believe there may be other underage girls who Erick Joseph Kristianson allegedly abused
A competitive cheerleading coach who had been accused of exposing himself to teenage girls in Florida and fondling another girl has now been accused of molesting six young athletes as young as 11 in California, authorities say.
Erick Joseph Kristianson, 44, of Antioch, Tenn., was arrested Monday in Fargo, N.D., on a warrant for allegedly molesting six girls while coaching at a competitive cheer club and a high school in Mission Viejo, Calif., Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced in a statement Wednesday.
Kristianson is charged with seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 14; five felony counts of a lewd acts 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, Spitzer said in the statement.
Kristianson faces a maximum sentence of 105 years to life plus five years and four months if convicted on all charges.
