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.
Multiple victims told Haskins how they were traumatized by Kristianson’s abuse…