'Glee' Actor Charged In Federal Indictment For Child Pornography

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — "Glee" actor Mark Wayne Salling was charged Friday in a federal indictment with receiving and possessing child pornography on his laptop computer and a flash memory drive.

Salling, 33, of Shadow Hills, was named in a two-count indictment returned Friday afternoon by a federal grand jury.

The actor, best known for his role as Noah Puckerman on "Glee," is accused of using the Internet to receive a still image and a video depicting child pornography on Dec. 26, 2015. The image depicts young girls, according to federal officials.

The second count charges Salling with possessing two videos depicting child pornography, also showing young girls, on Dec. 29, 2015.

The laptop, a hard drive and a USB flash drive seized from Salling's home at the end of 2015 contained thousands of images depicting child pornography, federal officials said. Salling was initially arrested by the LAPD and released on bond.

Once investigators realized the scope of the child pornography, the matter was referred to federal authorities for further action, according to federal officials.

Salling, through his attorney, has agreed to surrender to federal authorities on June 3 to be arraigned in the case.