'Glee' star arrested over child porn
Updated | By AFP
Police say US actor Mark Salling, best known for his role on the musical comedy series "Glee," was arrested in Los Angeles yesterday for alleged possession of child pornography.
Police specialized in investigating Internet crimes against children searched the home of the 33-year-old Salling in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Sunland early yesterday and took him into custody, police spokesman Ricardo Hernandez said.
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Salling who played bad boy Noah Puckerman on the Fox series was later released on $20,000 bail, and must appear in court January 22.
Celebrity news website TMZ reported that authorities had found more than 1,000 images of "child sexual exploitation" on Salling's computer. Police also seized mobile phones and other electronic devices from the home, TMZ said.
A spokesman for the actor did not reply to AFP requests for comment on the case.
(File photo: AFP)
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