According to the toll documents, a Salt Lake County detective said that on December 13 of that year, while working for the Organized Crime Unit, he was contacted by Westmoreland through a dating app. Grindr. He said the alleged actor “started a conversation with what he believed to be a 13-year-old male student and asked if the male student would come to his hotel room and perform sexual activity.” The detective also claimed that during the conversation, the actor allegedly sent sexually explicit photos.
Amid the incident, a Disney Channel spokesperson confirmed to E! News that Westmoreland has been fired from his popular sitcom Andy Mack, in which he played grandfather Henry “Ham” Mack, saying, “Given the nature of the charges and our responsibility for the welfare of the employed minor, we have removed him from recurring role and he won’t be returning to work on the series.”
During her nearly three-decade career, Westmoreland also appeared on Gilmore Girls, The leader’s minions, Better to call Saul and Scandal.
