Mark Salling indicted for child porn charges

CEBU, Philippines - Former “Glee” actor Mark Salling was charged yesterday in a federal indictment with receiving and possessing child pornography, according to a US Attorney’s Office press release.

“Those who download and possess child pornography create a market that causes more children to be harmed,”’ US Attorney Eileen M. Decker said in a statement. “Young victims are harmed every time an image is generated, every time it is distributed, and every time it is viewed.”

The 33-year-old actor was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of child pornography following his arrest last December.

Last year, the Los Angeles Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Unit served a search warrant at Salling’s California, address and seized a personal computer—which, according to court documents, allegedly contained thousands of images and videos of child pornography.

One count against the actor involves a flash drive which allegedly contains images of a minor under the age of 12.

Should Salling be convicted of receiving child porn, he faces a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars.

This isn’t Salling’s first run-in with police. Back in early 2013, the actor’s ex Roxanne Gorzela filed a lawsuit accusing Salling of sexual battery and assault during a March 2011 incident.

When the lawsuit was finally settled in March 2015, Salling was ordered by a judge to pay $2.7 million to Gorzela.  (FREEMAN)