TikToker Benjamin Gleason arrested and charged with rape

TikTok Star Benjamin Gleason was arrested Friday and charged with rape, TMZ has learned.

New York’s Columbia County Jail told TMZ… Gleason was taken into custody the evening of March 20 and faces a long list of serious charges.

He was charged with 2 counts of rape, 1 count of predatory sexual assault committed against more than one person, 1 count of 1st degree criminal sexual act by coercion, 1 count of 2nd degree aggravated sexual abuse, 1 count of 1st degree sexual abuse, and 1 count of criminal sexual act committed with a person incapable of consent.

Gleason has amassed over a million followers on TikTok…he is known for sharing lip-syncing videos and musical performances online, as well as conversational videos about living with borderline personality disorder.

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According to a GoFundMe that lists him as an organizer, Gleason has been clean and sober for over 2 years after battling addiction. The fundraiser aims to help repair his teeth which he says were damaged during years of drug addiction.