Benjamin Glaze, Former American Idol Contestant, Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
A former
American Idol
contestant is facing serious legal charges.
Benjamin Glaze
, who competed on the reality singing competition series in 2018, was arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material, the Tulsa Police Department shared in a Facebook post Oct. 18.
“In April 2024, the Tulsa Police Sexual Predator/Digital Evidence Recovery Unit (Spider Unit) received information regarding criminal activity of Benjamin Glaze, a 26-year-old male who lives in Tulsa,” the Facebook statement reads. “The report indicated that Mr. Glaze had possession of child sexual abuse material.”
The police department noted that their Sexual Predatator/Digital Evidence Recovery Unit issued a warrant, during which they recovered Glaze’s smartphone which held “over 700 images and videos of child sexual abuse material.”
Glaze was arrested on Oct. 18 and booked into the Tulsa County Jail. Referencing the legal process he soon faces, the Tulsa police concluded the post, “This is an arrest and not a conviction.”
Glaze was later released on a $50,000 bail, according to bookings report viewed by E! News.