'Glee' actor Mark Salling pleads guilty in child porn case

Posted December 18, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Former "Glee" actor Mark Salling, center, arrives at federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Salling has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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.

The actor reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in October in which he admitted he possessed images of prepubescent children. The agreement states 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 to seven years in prison. He will 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."

Former "Glee" actor Mark Salling arrives at federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Salling has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) The Associated Press

Former "Glee" actor Mark Salling, right, arrives at federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Salling has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) The Associated Press

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