‘Glee’ actor Mark Salling pleads guilty in child porn case

In this March 13, 2015 photo, Mark Salling arrives at the 32nd annual Paleyfest “Glee” held at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Salling entered a guilty plea in a downtown Los Angeles federal court on Monday, December 18, 2017, and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 7, 2018. The actor, who reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in October, admitted he possessed images of prepubescent children – which reportedly numbers to over 50,000 and found on his computer and thumb drive in December 2015.  (AP FILE PHOTO)

LOS ANGELES — Former “Glee” star Mark Salling has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.

Salling entered the plea in a downtown Los Angeles federal court on Monday and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 7, 2018.

The actor reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in October in which he admitted he possessed images of prepubescent children. The agreement stated that a search warrant found more than 50,000 images of child porn on Salling’s computer and a thumb drive.

Prosecutors and Salling have agreed to ask a judge to sentence the actor to between four and seven years in prison. He would also be required to register as a sex offender, pay restitution and, abide by residency restrictions.

The actor played bad-boy Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the Fox musical dramedy “Glee.”            /kga