‘Glee’ star Mark Salling found dead weeks before being sentenced for child pornography

Glee actor Mark Salling was found dead in a riverbed in Sunland, north of Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 30 according to NBC News. Police officers suspect it as a case of suicide.

His lawyer Attorney Michael Proctor confirmed the death of the actor. "I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning. Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity, who was doing his best to atone for some serious mistakes and errors of judgment," the lawyer said in a statement.

Mark played the role of Noah "Puck" Puckerman in Glee. He was supposed to be sentenced in March for child pornography and was expected to serve four to seven years in prison.

Mark was tipped off by his girlfriend in 2015 and was found to be in possession of more than 50,000 images and hundreds of child pornography videos. In September 2017, Mark pleaded guilty and registered as a sex offender while he awaited for his sentencing this coming March.