Glee Star Mark Salling Arrested For Child Porn

Glee Star Mark Salling Arrested For Child Porn - Salling is best known for playing bad-boy Noah "Puck" Puckerman on TV's musical dramedy "Glee," which aired on Fox from 2009 until earlier this year. He shared a Screen Actors Guild award with the cast in 2010, when they won for outstanding TV comedy ensemble. Salling is also a musician and released his debut album "Pipe Dreams" in 2010. Authorities say former "Glee" star Mark Salling has been arrested in Los Angeles for investigation of possessing child pornography.

Police Officer Tony Im says the 33-year-old actor was taken into custody Tuesday after a warrant was served at his home in the Sunland area. Im says Salling had been investigated by the LAPD's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, but he did not elaborate. Representatives for Salling did not respond to requests for comment. Im didn't know if Salling has a lawyer.

Preciado said she had no further details on the case, which will be turned over to prosecutors to decide whether to bring any formal charges against the actor. Born in Dallas, Salling began playing the piano at age 5 and performed in rock bands in high school, he said in a 2010 Teen Vogue interview. He moved to California to study guitar at music college for a year before trying to make it as a singer-songwriter. With its diverse cast of characters and energetic cover versions of pop, rap and Broadway songs, Glee debuted in 2009 and grew into a huge hit worldwide, winning multiple Golden Globe, Emmy and Teen Choice awards for its cast, writers and directors.