An 18 month-old-boy who had fallen into a 60-feet deep borewell in Hisar's Balsamand village was rescued on Friday.

The boy, identified as Nadeem, was successfully rescued in a joint operation carried out by the Indian Army, civil administration and the local police. He was later handed over to his parents.

“The Army engineers prepared the heavy equipment of dozers and JCB. With the assistance of civilian excavators, the engineers had already started digging to construct a connecting tunnel 60 feet deep to avoid any harm to the child," Indian Army said.

Nadeem, who was playing outdoors, fell into the borewell on Wednesday.

District Magistrate of Hisar Ashok Kumar Meena said an investigation will be conducted into the matter and legal action will be taken against the person who dug the borewell without taking permission from the department concerned.&nbsp;

An 18 month-old-boy who had fallen into a 60-feet deep borewell in Hisar's Balsamand village was rescued on Friday. The boy, identified as Nadeem, was successfully rescued in a joint operation carried out by the Indian Army, civil administration and the local police.

An 18 month-old-boy who had fallen into a 60-feet deep borewell in Hisar's Balsamand village was rescued on Friday. The boy, identified as Nadeem, was successfully rescued in a joint operation carried out by the Indian Army, civil administration and the local police. He was later handed over to his parents. “The Army engineers prepared the heavy equipment of dozers and JCB. With the assistance of civilian excavators, the engineers had already started digging to construct a connecting tunnel 60 feet deep to avoid any harm to the child," Indian Army said. Nadeem, who was playing outdoors, fell into the borewell on Wednesday. District Magistrate of Hisar Ashok Kumar Meena said an investigation will be conducted into the matter and legal action will be taken against the person who dug the borewell without taking permission from the department concerned.

Toddler successfully rescued from 60-foot borewell in Haryana

A Pakistani cleric was arrested today for allegedly beating an eight-year-old student to death at a religious seminary here, police said.

Muhammad Hussain, who was caught by the cleric while trying to run away, had been given corporal punishments in the past as well after he managed to flee the seminary in Bin Qasim Town, a senior police officer said.

&quot;His parents brought him back to the seminary and Qari Najmuddin took out his anger on the boy,&quot; the officer said.

&quot;He was beaten with a blunt object and stick and there were visible marks of torture on his body,&quot; he said.

The parents have refused to allow a post-mortem examination of the body.

The police said that they would register a case against Najmuddin.

Religious seminaries have mushroomed all over Pakistan and many parents, who are poor and can&#39;t afford to educate their children in schools, opt to send them to these seminaries run by Islamic groups.

In the recent past, some seminaries have been closed due to their suspected involvement in brainwashing young children and pushing them towards extremism and terrorism.

In one incident, a TV channel had exposed a seminary in Sohrab Goth in which some of the students were found chained in a room as punishments.&nbsp;

The parents have refused to allow a post-mortem examination of the body.

A Pakistani cleric was arrested today for allegedly beating an eight-year-old student to death at a religious seminary here, police said. Muhammad Hussain, who was caught by the cleric while trying to run away, had been given corporal punishments in the past as well after he managed to flee the seminary in Bin Qasim Town, a senior police officer said. "His parents brought him back to the seminary and Qari Najmuddin took out his anger on the boy," the officer said. "He was beaten with a blunt object and stick and there were visible marks of torture on his body," he said. The parents have refused to allow a post-mortem examination of the body. The police said that they would register a case against Najmuddin. Religious seminaries have mushroomed all over Pakistan and many parents, who are poor and can't afford to educate their children in schools, opt to send them to these seminaries run by Islamic groups. In the recent past, some seminaries have been closed due to their suspected involvement in brainwashing young children and pushing them towards extremism and terrorism. In one incident, a TV channel had exposed a seminary in Sohrab Goth in which some of the students were found chained in a room as punishments.

Pakistan: Cleric batters child to death for fleeing seminary

The&nbsp;National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Sunday said that strict action must&nbsp;be initiated against the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/preview/article/24001">cop who towed away&nbsp;a car with the woman seated in the rear seat breastfeeding her seven-month-old-child</a>&nbsp;and added if the woman acted irresponsibly, a case should be registered against her as well.

T<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/mumbai-car-towing-incident-new-video-adds-twist-to-the-tale-24042">he video fo the incident went viral involving&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/preview/article/24001" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">a Mumbai Traffic police&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/mumbai-car-towing-incident-new-video-adds-twist-to-the-tale-24042">went viral on Saturday evening.</a>

&nbsp;&quot;When I saw the video last night, my first reaction was that the police personnel should be suspended and an action should be taken against him. But I read in the morning that the mother kept sitting inside the moving car. Our first concern is that of the child. If the case goes against the lady, then a case should be booked against her,&quot; Rekha Sharma said.&nbsp;

&quot;In any case, the police personnel is responsible and he should be taken to task,&quot; she further added.

Sharma said that the commission would send a report to the director general of police to take immediate action against the concerned police personnel as well as a complete investigation into the matter.

The women, whose car was&nbsp;towed away, was Jyoti Male along&nbsp;with her seven-month-old child.

&quot;The policemen towing the car did not even for once ask me to get down, even when I told them that I am breastfeeding my baby they did not stop,&quot; Male said.&nbsp;

Male further claimed that she had presented her medical prescription to the policemen which stated that she was unwell during that incident. However, they still did not listen to me and towed the car away.

&quot;It has been prima facie noticed that the safety of the woman and the child was endangered in the said incident. Hence, a pending inquiry, the constable is being placed under suspension. The decision about departmental action shall be taken after the inquiry report is received&quot;, Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Amitesh Kumar had said on Saturday.&nbsp;

Sharma said that the commission would send a report to the director general of police to take immediate action against the concerned police personnel as well as a complete investigation into the matter.?

The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Sunday said that strict action must be initiated against the cop who towed away a car with the woman seated in the rear seat breastfeeding her seven-month-old-child and added if the woman acted irresponsibly, a case should be registered against her as well. The video fo the incident went viral involving a Mumbai Traffic police went viral on Saturday evening. "When I saw the video last night, my first reaction was that the police personnel should be suspended and an action should be taken against him. But I read in the morning that the mother kept sitting inside the moving car. Our first concern is that of the child. If the case goes against the lady, then a case should be booked against her," Rekha Sharma said. "In any case, the police personnel is responsible and he should be taken to task," she further added. Sharma said that the commission would send a report to the director general of police to take immediate action against the concerned police personnel as well as a complete investigation into the matter. The women, whose car was towed away, was Jyoti Male along with her seven-month-old child. "The policemen towing the car did not even for once ask me to get down, even when I told them that I am breastfeeding my baby they did not stop," Male said. Male further claimed that she had presented her medical prescription to the policemen which stated that she was unwell during that incident. However, they still did not listen to me and towed the car away. "It has been prima facie noticed that the safety of the woman and the child was endangered in the said incident. Hence, a pending inquiry, the constable is being placed under suspension. The decision about departmental action shall be taken after the inquiry report is received", Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Amitesh Kumar had said on Saturday.

NCW demands action against guilty in Mumbai car towing incident

In a ghastly incident, a Mumbai Police constable towed away a car with a sick&nbsp;woman seated in the&nbsp;rear seat breastfeeding her&nbsp;seven-month-old child.

Reports say&nbsp;the policeman decided to tow away the car&nbsp;due to illegal parking.&nbsp;

A video of the incident, which took place in Malad West on Friday, has gone viral on social media.

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The video&nbsp;shows the shocking incident where the mother, identified as Jyoti Male, can be seen screaming for help while her car was being towed away&nbsp;near SV Road in Malad area on November 10.&nbsp;

A passer-by also can be&nbsp;seen asking the cops to stop but the cop is seen speeding while talking on his mobile phone,&nbsp;completely ignoring the woman and passer-by&#39;s plea.&nbsp;

&quot;The policemen towing the car did not even once ask me to get down. Even when I told them that I am breastfeeding my baby they still did not stop,&quot; Male said.

The video has angered many&nbsp;viewers who took to Twitter and Facebook to express their anger at the insensitive cop.&nbsp;

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Taking note of the incident, Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Amitesh Kumar ordered an urgent investigation by the Deputy Commissioner of Police.

&quot;It has been prima facie noticed that the saftey of woman and the child was endangered in the said incident. Hence, pending enquiry, the constable is being placed under suspension. Decision about departmental action shall be taken after&nbsp;the enquiry report is received,&quot; Kumar said.

A probe has been initiated into the incident, and accused constable suspended, senior police official said.

In a ghastly incident, a Mumbai Police constable towed away a car with a sick woman seated in the rear seat breastfeeding her seven-month-old child. Reports say the policeman decided to tow away the car due to illegal parking. A video of the incident, which took place in Malad West on Friday, has gone viral on social media. × The video shows the shocking incident where the mother, identified as Jyoti Male, can be seen screaming for help while her car was being towed away near SV Road in Malad area on November 10. A passer-by also can be seen asking the cops to stop but the cop is seen speeding while talking on his mobile phone, completely ignoring the woman and passer-by's plea. "The policemen towing the car did not even once ask me to get down. Even when I told them that I am breastfeeding my baby they still did not stop," Male said. The video has angered many viewers who took to Twitter and Facebook to express their anger at the insensitive cop. No the Policemen towing the car did not even once ask me to get down, even when I told them that I am breastfeeding my baby they still did not stop: Jyoti Male pic.twitter.com/HpYEapJK4j — ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2017 × Taking note of the incident, Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Amitesh Kumar ordered an urgent investigation by the Deputy Commissioner of Police. "It has been prima facie noticed that the saftey of woman and the child was endangered in the said incident. Hence, pending enquiry, the constable is being placed under suspension. Decision about departmental action shall be taken after the enquiry report is received," Kumar said.

Watch: Mumbai cop tow car with sick woman breastfeeding baby

In recent weeks, packs of shoeless boys and girls have been coaxed off the streets where they have spent their childhoods, crying and frightened as they are loaded onto buses in Dakar, the capital of Senegal in West Africa. 
 
The crackdown on child begging comes after years of inaction and is praised by children&#39;s groups but greeted with anger by powerful Islamic figures in the west African nation. 
 
The children are from a mix of poor or homeless families and others known as &quot;talibes&quot; - boys sent out to beg by Islamic tutors to make money for their boarding schools. 
 
They are brought to Guinddi Children&#39;s Centre in the capital accompanied by social workers, where they are interviewed and checked for signs of maltreatment and disease. 
 
&quot;The children are generally unaccompanied. When they come here we ask them for the telephone number of their tutor or Koranic teacher and they give it to us,&quot; explained Maimouna Balde, director of the Guinddi centre. 
 
Parents, or Islamic teachers known as &quot;marabouts&quot;, will generally come and pick up the children themselves, Balde said, whereupon the centre&#39;s staff explain that if their charges are found on the streets again they will be prosecuted. 
 
The operation will continue &quot;for as long as there are children on the streets&quot;, she said. 
 
With 270 street kids picked up in the first two weeks of July in Dakar, according to the authorities, the initiative is a long way from dealing with the 30,000 talibes estimated to be begging daily. 
 
Often from poor rural families, the talibes are sent to Dakar and other Senegalese cities nominally to memorise the Koran, but are often left vulnerable to abuse and receiving little education. 
 
Sometimes the journey home is long: on July 11 nine children were repatriated to neighbouring Guinea after being collected from the streets, according to one Guinean charity. 
 
The current crackdown is the first time a decade-old law has been firmly applied, with parents or guardians of child beggars potentially facing two to five years in jail and fines of up to 2,000,000 CFA ($3,355). 
 
&quot;There are fattened calves hidden behind this education system to exploit children through begging, which is an easy and profitable business,&quot; Niokhobaye Diouf, national director of child protection services. 
 
Parents of street children should be assessed to see if they could benefit from state welfare and health programmes to deter them from relying on their children&#39;s labour, he said. 
 
Talibes are told to beg for food and money and not to return to their &quot;daara&quot; - Islamic school, until they have collected enough.&nbsp; 
 
Even late at night in Dakar children only visibly out of kindergarten can be seen shaking empty tins of food, trying to get enough to be allowed to finish up for the day. 
 
Dealing with the systematic slavery of children in Senegal in this way has been attempted and then abandoned by the state several times before. 
 
Until now, the power of tradition means few have been willing to challenge the marabouts, given their status and the respect they are afforded as Islamic scholars. 
 
Muslim elder Sidy Lamine Niasse told journalists the government &quot;doggedly pursued daaras&quot; to &quot;stigmatise and demonise&quot; them. 
 
But the schools have a long history of abuse: in February, the Senegalese authorities found 20 boys aged between six and 14 kept in chains by their marabout, resulting in a rare prosecution. 
 
Mustapha Lo, president of the national federation of Koranic schools, said the street sweep was taken without consulting Muslim educators and downplayed the concerns relayed by children&#39;s charities. 
 
&quot;The majority of us manage our Koranic schools without making the children beg on the streets. Some Koranic teachers do that because they lack any other financial means,&quot; Lo said. 
 
Countering their arguments, Diouf said the government hopes to reform the daaras curriculum while giving them a better level of financial support. 
 
More than their education is at stake: the authorities want to avoid children falling prey to jihadist recruiters in the region, who are luring young men away with promises of riches and glory. 
 
(AFP)

The kids are homeless or from poor families. 'Talibes' are boys made to beg by Islamic tutors to fund their boarding schools

In recent weeks, packs of shoeless boys and girls have been coaxed off the streets where they have spent their childhoods, crying and frightened as they are loaded onto buses in Dakar, the capital of Senegal in West Africa. The crackdown on child begging comes after years of inaction and is praised by children's groups but greeted with anger by powerful Islamic figures in the west African nation. The children are from a mix of poor or homeless families and others known as "talibes" - boys sent out to beg by Islamic tutors to make money for their boarding schools. They are brought to Guinddi Children's Centre in the capital accompanied by social workers, where they are interviewed and checked for signs of maltreatment and disease. "The children are generally unaccompanied. When they come here we ask them for the telephone number of their tutor or Koranic teacher and they give it to us," explained Maimouna Balde, director of the Guinddi centre. Parents, or Islamic teachers known as "marabouts", will generally come and pick up the children themselves, Balde said, whereupon the centre's staff explain that if their charges are found on the streets again they will be prosecuted. The operation will continue "for as long as there are children on the streets", she said. With 270 street kids picked up in the first two weeks of July in Dakar, according to the authorities, the initiative is a long way from dealing with the 30,000 talibes estimated to be begging daily. Often from poor rural families, the talibes are sent to Dakar and other Senegalese cities nominally to memorise the Koran, but are often left vulnerable to abuse and receiving little education. Sometimes the journey home is long: on July 11 nine children were repatriated to neighbouring Guinea after being collected from the streets, according to one Guinean charity. The current crackdown is the first time a decade-old law has been firmly applied, with parents or guardians of child beggars potentially facing two to five years in jail and fines of up to 2,000,000 CFA ($3,355). "There are fattened calves hidden behind this education system to exploit children through begging, which is an easy and profitable business," Niokhobaye Diouf, national director of child protection services. Parents of street children should be assessed to see if they could benefit from state welfare and health programmes to deter them from relying on their children's labour, he said. Talibes are told to beg for food and money and not to return to their "daara" - Islamic school, until they have collected enough. Even late at night in Dakar children only visibly out of kindergarten can be seen shaking empty tins of food, trying to get enough to be allowed to finish up for the day. Dealing with the systematic slavery of children in Senegal in this way has been attempted and then abandoned by the state several times before. Until now, the power of tradition means few have been willing to challenge the marabouts, given their status and the respect they are afforded as Islamic scholars. Muslim elder Sidy Lamine Niasse told journalists the government "doggedly pursued daaras" to "stigmatise and demonise" them. But the schools have a long history of abuse: in February, the Senegalese authorities found 20 boys aged between six and 14 kept in chains by their marabout, resulting in a rare prosecution. Mustapha Lo, president of the national federation of Koranic schools, said the street sweep was taken without consulting Muslim educators and downplayed the concerns relayed by children's charities. "The majority of us manage our Koranic schools without making the children beg on the streets. Some Koranic teachers do that because they lack any other financial means," Lo said. Countering their arguments, Diouf said the government hopes to reform the daaras curriculum while giving them a better level of financial support. More than their education is at stake: the authorities want to avoid children falling prey to jihadist recruiters in the region, who are luring young men away with promises of riches and glory. (AFP)

Senegal rescues 270 child beggars from the streets

Boys are slightly more likely to be sexually abused than girls in South&nbsp;Africa, where a third of all children have experienced some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime, according to the first-ever national study of child maltreatment.

Nearly 37 percent of boys and 34 percent of girls have been sexually abused by the age of 17, either physically or in non-physical ways - such as being forced to watch sexual acts, look at genitalia or explicit material.

Girls were more likely to have been sexually abused physically and boys more likely to have experienced non-contact sexual abuse, researchers said in the study published on Tuesday.

&quot;Even though the forms the abuse takes may differ it can nonetheless be equally harmful to the victim and should be treated just as seriously,&quot; Ian Welle-Skitt, spokesman for UBS Optimus Foundation which commissioned the research.

&quot;This study puts South&nbsp;Africa&nbsp;in line with the rest of the world, and challenges the myth that South&nbsp;Africa&nbsp;is a more violent society than others,&quot; Welle-Skitt&nbsp;told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

A similar study carried out in Switzerland by UBS Optimus Foundation found that abuse between peers and cyber-abuse was higher there than in South&nbsp;Africa.

There were more than 350,000 cases of sexual abuse among children in South&nbsp;Africa&nbsp;last year, according to researchers from the University of Cape Town, and the Cape Town-based Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention, who carried out the study.

Only 31 percent of girls and no boys reported sexual abuse to the police. Young males were especially reluctant to report any form of abuse, the researchers found.

&quot;The sexual abuse and maltreatment of children is preventable, but until now, a lack of data has hindered the development of systems needed to protect and support children,&quot; researchers&nbsp;said.

The study found that when parents knew who their children spent time with and where, they were less likely to become victims of sexual abuse.&nbsp;A&nbsp;supportive relationship between parents and their daughters also significantly lowered the risk for girls.

The researchers&nbsp;recommended that teachers be trained in school safety and that children have classes on sex, gender and violence.&nbsp;They also found substance abuse played an important role.

&quot;Since parental substance misuse is associated with sexual abuse of children, one key preventive strategy is to make substance abuse treatment programmes far more widely available and accessible than they are at present,&quot; the researchers said.

A third of all children in the country have experienced some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime

Boys are slightly more likely to be sexually abused than girls in South Africa, where a third of all children have experienced some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime, according to the first-ever national study of child maltreatment. Nearly 37 percent of boys and 34 percent of girls have been sexually abused by the age of 17, either physically or in non-physical ways - such as being forced to watch sexual acts, look at genitalia or explicit material. Girls were more likely to have been sexually abused physically and boys more likely to have experienced non-contact sexual abuse, researchers said in the study published on Tuesday. "Even though the forms the abuse takes may differ it can nonetheless be equally harmful to the victim and should be treated just as seriously," Ian Welle-Skitt, spokesman for UBS Optimus Foundation which commissioned the research. "This study puts South Africa in line with the rest of the world, and challenges the myth that South Africa is a more violent society than others," Welle-Skitt told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. A similar study carried out in Switzerland by UBS Optimus Foundation found that abuse between peers and cyber-abuse was higher there than in South Africa. There were more than 350,000 cases of sexual abuse among children in South Africa last year, according to researchers from the University of Cape Town, and the Cape Town-based Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention, who carried out the study. Only 31 percent of girls and no boys reported sexual abuse to the police. Young males were especially reluctant to report any form of abuse, the researchers found. "The sexual abuse and maltreatment of children is preventable, but until now, a lack of data has hindered the development of systems needed to protect and support children," researchers said. The study found that when parents knew who their children spent time with and where, they were less likely to become victims of sexual abuse. A supportive relationship between parents and their daughters also significantly lowered the risk for girls. The researchers recommended that teachers be trained in school safety and that children have classes on sex, gender and violence. They also found substance abuse played an important role. "Since parental substance misuse is associated with sexual abuse of children, one key preventive strategy is to make substance abuse treatment programmes far more widely available and accessible than they are at present," the researchers said.

In South Africa, boys more likely to be sexually abused than girls: researchers

Actor Mark Salling, who had a supporting role as a high school athlete-turned-singer in the TV series &quot;Glee,&quot; was indicted on Friday on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, officials said.

The 33-year-old Salling agreed to turn himself in on June 3 to face the charges filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney&#39;s Office for the region said in a statement.

Representatives for Salling, a Los Angeles resident, and his attorney, did not immediately return calls.

The federal charges against the Texas-born Salling for receipt and possession of child pornography stem from his arrest by Los Angeles police and federal agents on Dec. 29, 2015. He was released on bail of $20,000 and was initially expected to be charged in Los Angeles County court.

But after investigators realized the &quot;scope of the collection&quot; of child porn they had uncovered, the case was handed over to federal prosecutors, the U.S. Attorney&#39;s Office said.

&quot;The traditional stereotype about the kinds of people who commit child sexual exploitation crimes simply doesn&#39;t dovetail with reality,&quot; Joseph Macias, a special agent in charge for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement on the filing of the charges.

Macias added that child pornography suspects can be of &quot;all ages and from all walks of life.&quot;

Salling&#39;s arrest came after investigators received a tip that he was in possession of child porn, Los Angeles police said in a statement at the time.

A laptop, a hard drive and a mobile flash drive from Salling&#39;s home contained thousands of images and videos of child pornography, and investigators continue to review the material, federal prosecutors said.

In the meantime, the charges against the actor center on a still image and three videos of child pornography depicting young girls, the statement said. The two charges each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

Salling on the Fox television show &quot;Glee,&quot; which ran from 2009 to 2015, played Puck, a bully and a football player who shows a softer side when he joins the glee club at his high school.

Before that show, Salling had a number of smaller roles, including a part in 1996 horror film &quot;Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering.&quot;

Actor Mark Salling, who had a supporting role as a high school athlete-turned-singer in the TV series "Glee," was indicted on Friday on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, officials said. The 33-year-old Salling agreed to turn himself in on June 3 to face the charges filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the region said in a statement.

Actor Mark Salling, who had a supporting role as a high school athlete-turned-singer in the TV series "Glee," was indicted on Friday on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, officials said. The 33-year-old Salling agreed to turn himself in on June 3 to face the charges filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the region said in a statement. Representatives for Salling, a Los Angeles resident, and his attorney, did not immediately return calls. The federal charges against the Texas-born Salling for receipt and possession of child pornography stem from his arrest by Los Angeles police and federal agents on Dec. 29, 2015. He was released on bail of $20,000 and was initially expected to be charged in Los Angeles County court. But after investigators realized the "scope of the collection" of child porn they had uncovered, the case was handed over to federal prosecutors, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. "The traditional stereotype about the kinds of people who commit child sexual exploitation crimes simply doesn't dovetail with reality," Joseph Macias, a special agent in charge for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement on the filing of the charges. Macias added that child pornography suspects can be of "all ages and from all walks of life." Salling's arrest came after investigators received a tip that he was in possession of child porn, Los Angeles police said in a statement at the time. A laptop, a hard drive and a mobile flash drive from Salling's home contained thousands of images and videos of child pornography, and investigators continue to review the material, federal prosecutors said. In the meantime, the charges against the actor center on a still image and three videos of child pornography depicting young girls, the statement said. The two charges each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Salling on the Fox television show "Glee," which ran from 2009 to 2015, played Puck, a bully and a football player who shows a softer side when he joins the glee club at his high school. Before that show, Salling had a number of smaller roles, including a part in 1996 horror film "Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering."

'Glee' star Mark Salling indicted on federal child porn charges

Actor Mark Salling, who had a supporting role as a high school athlete-turned-singer in the TV series &quot;Glee,&quot; was indicted on Friday on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, officials said.

The 33-year-old Salling agreed to turn himself in on June 3 to face the charges filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney&#39;s Office for the region said in a statement.

Representatives for Salling, a Los Angeles resident, and his attorney, did not immediately return calls.

The federal charges against the Texas-born Salling for receipt and possession of child pornography stem from his arrest by Los Angeles police and federal agents on Dec. 29, 2015. He was released on bail of $20,000 and was initially expected to be charged in Los Angeles County court.

But after investigators realized the &quot;scope of the collection&quot; of child porn they had uncovered, the case was handed over to federal prosecutors, the U.S. Attorney&#39;s Office said.

&quot;The traditional stereotype about the kinds of people who commit child sexual exploitation crimes simply doesn&#39;t dovetail with reality,&quot; Joseph Macias, a special agent in charge for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement on the filing of the charges.

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Macias added that child pornography suspects can be of &quot;all ages and from all walks of life.&quot;

Salling&#39;s arrest came after investigators received a tip that he was in possession of child porn, Los Angeles police said in a statement at the time.

A laptop, a hard drive and a mobile flash drive from Salling&#39;s home contained thousands of images and videos of child pornography, and investigators continue to review the material, federal prosecutors said.

In the meantime, the charges against the actor center on a still image and three videos of child pornography depicting young girls, the statement said. The two charges each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. 
 
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Salling on the Fox television show &quot;Glee,&quot; which ran from 2009 to 2015, played Puck, a bully and a football player who shows a softer side when he joins the glee club at his high school.

Before that show, Salling had a number of smaller roles, including a part in 1996 horror film &quot;Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering.&quot;

A laptop, a hard drive and a mobile flash drive from actor's home contained thousands of images and videos of child pornography

Actor Mark Salling, who had a supporting role as a high school athlete-turned-singer in the TV series "Glee," was indicted on Friday on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, officials said. The 33-year-old Salling agreed to turn himself in on June 3 to face the charges filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the region said in a statement. Representatives for Salling, a Los Angeles resident, and his attorney, did not immediately return calls. The federal charges against the Texas-born Salling for receipt and possession of child pornography stem from his arrest by Los Angeles police and federal agents on Dec. 29, 2015. He was released on bail of $20,000 and was initially expected to be charged in Los Angeles County court. But after investigators realized the "scope of the collection" of child porn they had uncovered, the case was handed over to federal prosecutors, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. "The traditional stereotype about the kinds of people who commit child sexual exploitation crimes simply doesn't dovetail with reality," Joseph Macias, a special agent in charge for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement on the filing of the charges. In the meantime, the charges against the actor center on a still image and three videos of child pornography depicting young girls, the statement said. The two charges each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Macias added that child pornography suspects can be of "all ages and from all walks of life." Salling's arrest came after investigators received a tip that he was in possession of child porn, Los Angeles police said in a statement at the time. A laptop, a hard drive and a mobile flash drive from Salling's home contained thousands of images and videos of child pornography, and investigators continue to review the material, federal prosecutors said. In the meantime, the charges against the actor center on a still image and three videos of child pornography depicting young girls, the statement said. The two charges each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Mark Salling, best known for his role in the musical comedy series Glee, was indicted on child pornography charges https://t.co/cy6IUFUkQy — Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) May 28, 2016 Salling on the Fox television show "Glee," which ran from 2009 to 2015, played Puck, a bully and a football player who shows a softer side when he joins the glee club at his high school. Before that show, Salling had a number of smaller roles, including a part in 1996 horror film "Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering."

`Glee` actor Mark Salling indicted for child porn

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