SANTA ANA – An Orange County cheerleading coach was convicted Monday of more than two dozen felony sex charges for molesting 10 girls, with some of the offenses dating back more than two decades.
Jurors convicted Erick Joseph Kristianson, 46, on their first day of deliberations in a Santa Ana courtroom. He was convicted on 23 felony child sex assault counts with sentencing enhancements for multiple victims and substantial sexual conduct.
Kristianson, who is scheduled to be sentenced March 19, 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…