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Mark Salling is dead of an apparent suicide, according to law enforcement … TMZ has learned.
We’re told his body was found near a riverbed in Sunland … the area where he lived. We do not yet know the manner of death. We’re told he may have died after hanging himself.
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The former “Glee” star was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. Prosecutors say he had 50,000 images of underage children.
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Sentencing in the case was set for March. He was expected to get 4 to 7 years in prison as part of a plea deal.
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TMZ broke the story … Salling had cut his wrists back in August and it appeared to be a suicide attempt, although his lawyer denied it.
Salling was 35.
(Source: TMZ)