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'Glee' Alum Mark Salling Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Mark Salling, who portrayed rebel Noah Puckerman in "Glee," pleaded guilty to charges of child pornography.

Salling took a plea deal last Wednesday for the federal indictment against him for possession of child pornography, which was filed in May last year, E! News reports.

According to Variety, Salling pleaded guilty to "one felony count of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor."

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The actor had no difficulty in accepting the charges. Deadline reports that Salling is "pleading guilty because I am guilty of the charges."

Salling's statement is also reflected in the 20-page plea deal signed by the actor himself, along with his lawyers — Michael Broctok and Kimberly Singer — and prosecutor Deputy Assistant United States Attorney Joey Lynn Blanch.

"Defendant knowingly possessed matters which the defendant knew contained visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct," the statement reads.

The actor was found with over 50,000 photos and videos of child pornography and erotica, which were stored on his laptop. He was also found to have around 4,000 images and 160 videos more on a separate USB flash drive.

The plea deal that Salling took with the United States District Court for the Central District of California enforces jail time of four to seven years and will be followed by 20 years under supervision upon his release. Salling will also pay restitution fees of $50,000 to his victims that will demand it. Aside from that, the actor will become a registered sex offender.

However, the plea deal has yet to be approved by Judge Otis Wright II.

Meanwhile, Salling will be enrolled in a program for treatment, and that he is not allowed to be near any place where minors are frequently present, such as schools, parks, and "video arcade facilities."

Salling's digital devices will also be subject to unannounced searches, except for those used by his employers.

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