The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office released the death certificate of Mark Salling, the former “Glee” star who was slated to be sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
Salling, 35, previously pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. Following his January death, it was reported that victims could lose their restitution.
However, the victims can still sue his estate.
“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,” his attorney Michael Proctor told People magazine after his death. “He is survived by his mother and father, and his brother. The Salling family appreciates the support they have been receiving and asks for their privacy to be respected.”
Salling was known for playing character Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the Fox series “Glee” from 2009 until 2015.
Salling was arrested on Dec. 29, 2015, when investigators found thousands of files of child pornography on his laptop, a hard drive, and a thumb drive. A woman who he had dated told officials about the files.
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