# Mark Salling (Puck from Glee) arrested for having child porn. EDIT: Found dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 29, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684 "2015-12-29T22:35:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/21 "2018-01-31T00:29:36Z")
> [@Buzzfeed](#): > > According to the plea agreement, more than 50,000 images and hundreds of videos of child pornography were found on Salling’s laptop and his thumb drive. Some of the female victims were as young as 3 to 5 years old, federal prosecutors said. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/22 "2018-01-31T01:16:27Z")
Weirdly, just a few days ago during my commute I was wondering who from the cast of _Glee_ would have the best post-_Glee_ career and who would have the worst. This was inspired by Darren Criss’s well-reviewed performance in the current _American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace_. I figured Criss was currently a strong contender for “best”, and that Cory Monteith’s 2013 death from a drug overdose would probably always make him the “worst”. Then I remembered hearing a while back that Mark Salling had been charged with possession of child pornography, and that in terms of his career this could be worse than death. (Monteith appeared in two films released posthumously.) So it was an odd coincidence but not really a surprise to hear today that Salling had been found dead, apparently of suicide, about a month before he was to be sentenced. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/23 "2018-01-31T02:00:06Z")
I see Glee hit 121 episodes – did it ever go into syndication? Because, man, talk about a deal breaker. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/24 "2018-01-31T02:40:07Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Strip clubs are generally anti-sex. But porn theaters were pretty much made for wanking. % Strip clubs were made for wanking, so that’s just what I’ll do if the next act is a sheep i’m gonna wank all over ewe % ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/25 "2018-01-31T03:01:29Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I see Glee hit 121 episodes – did it ever go into syndication? Because, man, talk about a deal breaker. It went into syndication years ago, when the show was still current and popular, which seems to be the newer model, but AFAIK the old episodes are no longer being shown on US television. The series is available from streaming services. Since Salling can no longer profit from his association with the show, I’m not sure if moral objections would keep many people away. However, his character was a jerk who often aggressively pursued inappropriate sexual relationships (although usually with older women), so that could easily make people feel uncomfortable watching the show. Salling rarely appeared after his character graduated from high school at the end of the third season, but _Glee_ was rarely worth watching after the second season, so that probably doesn’t help much. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/26 "2018-01-31T03:34:09Z")
[Moderating] I’ve updated the title to reflect the new information. Ordinarily, this would be “RIP”, but “in pacem” doesn’t quite seem to correspond, here. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/27 "2018-01-31T04:30:52Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > % Strip clubs were made for wanking, > so that’s just what I’ll do > if the next act is a sheep i’m gonna > wank all over ewe % Ewe are just terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/28 "2018-01-31T13:38:36Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > % Strip clubs were made for wanking, > so that’s just what I’ll do > if the next act is a sheep i’m gonna > wank all over ewe % Bra-VOH!!! Best spontaneous parody I’ve seen in years! ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/29 "2018-01-31T14:38:19Z")
I always thought Paul Rubens got a raw deal. Please, the guy was in a porno theater, what’s the big deal? One of my friends answered, “He stars in a kiddie show, that’s what grosses people out.” I thought, ‘Oh come on!!! It wasn’t a kiddie porn theater for cryin’ out loud! And for god’s sake, _PeeWee’s Playhouse_ is only marginally a kiddie show anyway. Mostly adults watch it.’ This whole ‘children are sacred’ nonsense has got to stop. Right now. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/30 "2018-01-31T15:21:42Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I always thought Paul Rubens got a raw deal. Please, the guy was in a porno theater, what’s the big deal? > > One of my friends answered, “He stars in a kiddie show, that’s what grosses people out.” > > I thought, ‘Oh come on!!! It wasn’t a kiddie porn theater for cryin’ out loud! And for god’s sake, _PeeWee’s Playhouse_ is only marginally a kiddie show anyway. Mostly adults watch it.’ > > This whole ‘children are sacred’ nonsense has got to stop. Right now. He had kiddie porn in his house and traded it with Ferris Beullers Jeffrey Jones. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/31 "2018-01-31T15:53:14Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > He had kiddie porn in his house and traded it with Ferris Beullers Jeffrey Jones. I doubt that’s true. Neither one was charged with distribution afaik. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/32 "2018-01-31T16:02:16Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > I doubt that’s true. Neither one was charged with distribution afaik. [http://ew.com/article/2002/11/22/jeffrey-jones-speaks-out-porn-charges/](http://ew.com/article/2002/11/22/jeffrey-jones-speaks-out-porn-charges/) They were charged with possession. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/33 "2018-01-31T16:22:56Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > [http://ew.com/article/2002/11/22/jeffrey-jones-speaks-out-porn-charges/](http://ew.com/article/2002/11/22/jeffrey-jones-speaks-out-porn-charges/) > > They were charged with possession. I know. You said they traded porn, which I never saw reported. That’s distribution, istm, ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/34 "2018-01-31T23:43:25Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > I know. You said they traded porn, which I never saw reported. That’s distribution, istm, Well, did Rubens have kiddie porn or didn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/35 "2018-02-01T06:02:25Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Well, did Rubens have kiddie porn or didn’t he? From what I’ve read, not exactly. I am loathe to sesrch down the articles again but what I remember is that there were nudes of underage people in his collection, but nothing explicitly sexual. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/36 "2018-02-01T19:34:59Z")
:eek: I liked his voice (better than that of the actual lead, the also dead guy playing Finn), but damn… Rot in hell, pedophile. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/37 "2018-02-01T20:12:07Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I always thought Paul Rubens got a raw deal. Please, the guy was in a porno theater, what’s the big deal? > > One of my friends answered, “He stars in a kiddie show, that’s what grosses people out.” At the time, the story was that Paul Reubens was caught masturbating in a pornographic theater (I think in Florida). At about the same time, Wilt Chamberlain’s autobiography was published, in which he claimed to have slept with 50,000 women. One comedian joked, “PeeWee Herman practices safe sex and is vilified, while Wilt Chamberlain is a national hero.” ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/38 "2018-02-01T21:42:45Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > From what I’ve read, not exactly. I am loathe to sesrch down the articles again but what I remember is that there were nudes of underage people in his collection, but nothing explicitly sexual. I remember loads of websites back in the early days of the internet that would tout underage girls who were naked, but not doing anything sexual. Their schtick was always “come see all the naked 12, 13, and 14 year old girls you want! They are just standing naked in a field so it’s not illegal!” ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/39 "2018-02-01T22:09:56Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I remember loads of websites back in the early days of the internet that would tout underage girls who were naked, but not doing anything sexual. > > Their schtick was always “come see all the naked 12, 13, and 14 year old girls you want! They are just standing naked in a field so it’s not illegal!” I guess we hung out in different parts of the early internet. ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684/40 "2018-02-02T00:49:15Z")
Nudity as from nudist camps is legal for all ages as there’s no sexuality involved. They can get away with having them in possession but it’ll certainly raise some eyebrows. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684.md?page=3)