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American Idol contestant Benjamin Glaze, who had a televised audition connected the bid successful 2018, was arrested connected a complaint of possession of pornagraphic worldly of children.
By Olivia Evans Oct 22, 2024 7:00 PMTags
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A erstwhile American Idol contestant is facing superior ineligible charges.
Benjamin Glaze, who competed connected the world singing contention bid successful 2018, was arrested for possession of kid intersexual maltreatment material, the Tulsa Police Department shared successful a Facebook station Oct. 18.
“In April 2024, the Tulsa Police Sexual Predator/Digital Evidence Recovery Unit (Spider Unit) received accusation regarding transgression enactment of Benjamin Glaze, a 26-year-old antheral who lives successful Tulsa,” the Facebook connection reads. “The study indicated that Mr. Glaze had possession of kid intersexual maltreatment material.”
The constabulary section 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 kid intersexual maltreatment material.”
Glaze was arrested connected Oct. 18 and booked into the Tulsa County Jail. Referencing the ineligible process helium soon faces, the Tulsa constabulary concluded the post, “This is an apprehension and not a conviction.”
Glaze was aboriginal released connected a $50,000 bail, according to bookings report viewed by E! News.
Court accusation viewed by E! News shows that Glaze has not yet obtained an attorney, but does not bespeak whether helium has entered a plea.
The 26-year-old is known for competing connected the 16th play of American Idol, during which helium had a notable run-in with judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.
Just earlier Glaze’s audition connected the 2018 episode, Katy had fixed him a buss connected the lips. The then-19-year-old claimed helium had ne'er been kissed earlier and that the viral infinitesimal made him a “tad spot uncomfortable.”
“I wanted to prevention it for my archetypal relationship,” helium had told the New York Times of his alleged archetypal buss with Perry. “I wanted it to beryllium special.”
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Glaze further noted that helium wouldn’t person gone done with the buss had helium been asked by the “Roar” singer.
“Would I person done it if she said, ‘Would you buss me?’ No, I would person said no,” helium added astatine the time. “I cognize a batch of guys would beryllium like, ‘Heck yeah!’ But for me, I was raised successful a blimpish household and I was uncomfortable immediately. I wanted my archetypal buss to beryllium special.”
Perry did not remark connected the concern and later, Glaze clarified that helium didn’t see the infinitesimal intersexual harassment.
“I bash not deliberation I was sexually harassed by Katy Perry,” Glaze—who did not marque it past the audition circular connected the show—said successful a since-deleted Instagram post. “I americium thankful for the judges comments and critiques.”
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