Actor and star of the hit teen tv show ‘Glee’ Mark Salling has committed suicide as he was awaiting sentencing on obscene images charges.
Salling 35, had pled guilty to possession of over 50,000 images indecent images of mostly of pre-pubescent children in December 2015.
Authorities acted after a tip off from the actor’s ex-girlfriend.
He was found hanged near a children’s base ball field only a short distance from his home in Los Angeles.
This is the second star of hit millennial show to have died under tragic circumstances after the shows lead Cory Monteith died of a heroin overdose in 2013 at the age of 31.