California cheerleading coach faces charges of molesting six girls as young as 11

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Erick Joseph Kristianson, a former Orange County, California, cheerleading coach, has been charged with molesting six girls as young as 11 years old, according to reports.

Kristianson, 44, was a coach for the cheer club at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, California. He faces similar charges in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he also coached.

Fox News reported that Kristianson faces seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 14, five felony counts of a lewd act upon a child aged 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 object of a child under 16 and one felony count of oral copulation of a person under 16 years old.

Prosecutors in California say Kristianson faces 105 years to life in prison if convicted and given the maximum sentence.

The charges in California come on the tail of similar charges made in Daytona Beach stemming from Kristianson’s work as a cheerleading coach at his competitive cheer club there. After he was charged in Florida, one of his California students heard of the arrest and told authorities that she was also molested starting at the age of 14.

That girl’s accusations brought on an investigation in Mission Viejo, which led to additional charges in