'Glee' star Mark Salling looking down and out leaving his bank after being arrested for child pornography last month during the holidays Featuring: Mark Salling Where: Sunland, California, United States When: 14 Jan 2016 Credit: Cousart/JFXimages/WENN.com
Former Glee star Mark Salling has been reported dead of an apparent suicide, according to Los Angeles law enforcement.
Salling’s body was reportedly found along a riverbed in Sunland, a suburb of Los Angeles where he lived. The cause of death is still unknown but reports have surfaced suggesting the actor hanged himself in the wake of a guilty plea for possessing child pornography.
Mark Salling was awaiting a prison sentence after he plead guilty to possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors.
Prosecutors say he held over 50,000 pornographic images of underage children.
Actor and musician Mark Salling was best known for his role as Noah Puckerman in Glee.
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Salling was born in Dallas, TX where he was raised in a “strict Christian home,” attending Providence Christian School and Our Redeemer Lutheran elementary school. After achieving success as both an actor and musician, Salling faced accusations of sexual abuse in addition to his other legal convictions.
UPDATE: TMZ reports that Law Enforcement found Salling’s body hanging from a tree.
A family member came to an LAPD at 3 AM Tuesday to report Mark Salling as a missing person.
LAPD was requested to do a “welfare check” on Salling which somehow led them them to a park where he was found.
At the time of the discovery, Salling had been dead for some time.
police received a call to do a “welfare check” on Salling and somehow that led them to the baseball field where his body was found. We’re told Salling had been dead for some time.
Homicide detectives are on scene with all signs pointing to suicide, not foul play.
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