Jerry Harris' cheerleading coach, Monica Aldama, says her "heart is shattered into a million pieces" following Jerry's arrest for child pornography.
Monica -- the head coach of the Navarro College squad featured on the Netflix docuseries, "Cheer" -- has broken her silence on the arrest of her popular "mat talk" leader, saying ... "I am devastated by this shocking, unexpected news."
She adds ... "Our children must be protected from abuse and exploitation, and I'm praying hard for the victims and everyone affected."
As we reported ... Jerry was arrested Thursday morning in Illinois and has been hit with a charge of production of child pornography.