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