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American Idol Alum Benjamin Glaze Receives 25-Year Sentence in Tulsa Child Sexual Abuse Material Case

Investigators say a 2024 tip led Tulsa police to roughly 700 illicit images on his phone.

Overview

  • A Tulsa judge ordered 15 years to be served in custody with 10 years suspended, and required sex-offender registration.
  • Glaze pleaded guilty on September 15 to aggravated possession of child sexual abuse material.
  • Police say a search of his smartphone uncovered about 700 images and videos depicting child sexual abuse.
  • He was arrested in October 2024 after a warrant executed by Tulsa’s Sexual Predator/Digital Evidence Recovery Unit and was later released on a $50,000 bond.
  • Local reporting indicates the case began after a mental-health counselor told police he confessed an addiction to child pornography.