Benjamin Glaze, the former American Idol contestant known for receiving an unexpected kiss from Katy Perry during her 2018 audition, has been arrested in Oklahoma on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material. Ta.
According to Tulsa Police Department Facebook pageAfter the Tulsa Police Department's Sex Offender and Digital Evidence Recovery Unit (Spider Unit) received a tip about suspected criminal activity by the 26-year-old, Glaze obtained material related to child sexual abuse in April 2024. It was allegedly discovered that he was in possession of.
“As part of the investigation, the Spider Unit obtained a search warrant for Glaze's residence,” Tulsa police said. “During the search, a smartphone was recovered and was found to contain over 700 images and videos of child sexual abuse.
Katy Perry surprises 'Idol' contestant with a kiss, says Perry was 'uncomfortable'
Katy Perry surprised Glaze with a kiss during a 2018 episode of American Idol. (ABC/Getty Images)
“On October 18, 2024, an arrest warrant was issued for Benjamin Isaac DeWitt Glaze for Aggravated Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials. Glaze was located and arrested by Spider Unit on the afternoon of October 18, 2024. , arrested in Tulsa and taken to county jail for warrant.”
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Representatives for the Tulsa Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
In 2018, Glaze, who was 19 years old at the time of her “Idol” audition, appeared in front of judges Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.
during his auditionGlaze said that his job as a cashier allowed him to meet “cute girls,” to which Brian jokingly asked if he had ever kissed a girl, which was a reference to Perry's famous It was named after a pop song.
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Katy Perry appeared on the singing competition show for seven seasons. (Getty Images)
“I've never been in a relationship, and I can't kiss a girl unless I'm in a relationship,” he said.
Perry asked him to come over and kiss her on the cheek, but she wasn't completely satisfied and asked for another kiss. This time, Perry quickly turned to him and planted a surprise kiss on Glaze.
“If she had said, 'Will you kiss me,' would I have done it? No, I would have said no,” Glaze told The New York Times. “I think a lot of guys would be like, 'Oh, yeah!'” But for me, growing up in a conservative household, I wanted my first kiss to be special. ”
Fellow judge Bryan defended Perry at the time, telling The Morning Show that the pop star was simply “working hard” to make “fun television.”
Perry recently finished his final season on “Idol.” (Eric McCandless)
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“It's unfortunate that something like that becomes such a big topic,” the country singer said. “I saw an actual interview where Ben, the boy involved in the incident, said he was calm about everything.
“I have to defend Katie on that one.”
