Former child actor Matt Prokop arrested on child pornography charges
Matt Prokop, a former Disney star, has been arrested in Texas.
High School Musical star Matt Prokop, who is the ex-boyfriend of Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland, has been arrested in Victoria County, Texas. According to TMZ, “Law enforcement in Victoria County tell TMZ ... Prokop is currently in custody at the county jail and is being held without bail after being arrested on Christmas Eve on multiple charges, including alleged possession of child pornography and resisting arrest.”
Actor Matt Prokop appeared in ‘The Office’ and ‘Hannah Montana’ but is best known for his role as Zara in ‘High School Musical'.’ He also had a high profile romance with ‘Modern Family’ star Sarah Hyland and in 2014, she secured a restraining order against him.
In 2024, Sarah Hyland accepted Variety's first ever Courage Award for her work in animal welfare and domestic abuse awareness. She said: “For thousands of years now, we didn’t talk about it. The community hasn’t shared enough, I believe.”
Sarah Hyland continued: “And I feel that if we talk about it more, more women — and men and just human beings in general in abusive relationships — will feel more comfortable to be able to talk about it with their loved ones instead of letting their abuser isolate them from everyone, which is the first thing that they do, so that you don’t have that community. So we have to keep talking about it.”
In August 2022, Sarah Hyland married boyfriend Wells Adams at the Sunstone Winery, near Santa Barbara in California. Costars including Sofia Vergara and Ariel Winter attended the ceremony. The couple were originally due to marry in August 2020, but had to delay their big day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In May 2024, NationalWorld reported that Matt Prokop had been arrested in Texas for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. At the time, TMZ reported that “In the course of their investigation ... Dailey (Victoria PD Sergeant Dailey) says they were told Matt allegedly assaulted her by pushing her and slamming her head into something. They say she'd suffered enough injuries to warrant an arrest.”
NationalWorld reported yesterday (Saturday January 10) that Hollywood actor Timothy Busfield, who appeared on the West Wing, is reportedly facing two counts of sexual abuse.
If you have been a victim of domestic abuse, contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline for free, 24/7 on 0808 2000 247.