Benjamin Glaze, a former 2018 American Idol contestant remembered for kissing Katy Perry during his audition, was arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material after Tulsa Police allegedly recovered over 700 images and videos.

The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) arrested a man accused of being in possession of child sexual abuse material.The Tulsa Police Sexual Predator/Digital Evidence

Benjamin Glaze, known from ‘American Idol,’ was arrested for possessing child sexual abuse material in Oklahoma.

A former American Idol contestant is behind bars after they were arrested for possession of child abuse material. Benjamin Glaze, the American Idol contestant who went viral after Katy Perry kissed him during his audition in 2018,

According to the affidavit, Gage told police he lost his temper with the child because the child wouldn’t stop crying. He admitted to hitting the child multiple times on the face and head and also spanking the child’s buttocks multiple times.