CA - Cheer coach Erick Joseph Kristianson charged with molesting 6 girls as young as 11, Mission Viejo, May 12, 2023

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Authorities believe there may be other underage girls who Erick Joseph Kristianson allegedly abused

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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.

 

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange County competitive cheerleading coach has been convicted of 23 felonies for molesting ten girls as young as nine years old while serving as a camp counselor and coaching at a competitive cheer club and a Mission Viejo High School in the early 2000’s. He is also facing child molestation and child exhibition charges in Florida related to three young competitive cheer athletes he coached in Daytona Beach.
Former Orange County Cheerleading Coach Convicted of 23 Felony Counts for Molesting Ten Young Girls Erick Kristianson is also charged in Florida with exposing himself to three young athletes he coached, sexually assaulting one of them. - Orange County District Attorney

Kristianson is scheduled to be sentenced on March 19, 2026, according to the district attorney’s office. He is facing 165 years to life in prison, in addition to six years and eight months in state prison.
California cheerleading coach convicted of 23 felonies for molesting girls as young as 9