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Sarah Hyland’s ex-boyfriend, Matt Prokop, has been arrested on charges of child p*rnography, resisting and evading arrest, and aggravated assault.<\/p>\n

Matt Prokop is an actor and former child star who you might recognise from projects like High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Furry Vengeance, and Geek Charming<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Broken by TMZ<\/a> on January 9, Matt was arrested on Christmas Eve and charged with the possession of child p*rnography, one count of evading arrest, two charges of resisting arrest, and aggravated assault. He also allegedly broke his bond conditions for 2024 charges involving the assault of his then-girlfriend. It’s not clear what he did to break the bond conditions.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Victoria Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Matt is currently being held in the Victoria County Jail without bail, but it’s not yet clear whether he’ll appear in court, according to PEOPLE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He’s yet to comment on the arrest.<\/p>\n

Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop were together for four years<\/h2>\n

After meeting in 2010, Sarah Hyland had a relationship with her Geek Charming co-star for around four years. During that time, she was allegedly a victim of his physical and verbal abuse, with one situation seeing the Modern Family star slammed into a car and choked.<\/p>\n

The relationship ended when Sarah’s on-screen mum, Julie Bowen, helped her exit the toxic situation. In response, he reportedly threatened to kill her dog and burn down her house.<\/p>\n

Sarah filed a temporary restraining order in 2014, which became permanent in October 2014. As part of that, he was required stay 300 feet away from her and her dog at all times.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“His grip was so tight that I could not breathe or speak,” she said in the court documents. “I was scared and in fear for my life.”<\/p>\n

Though Sarah has rarely spoken about the relationship, she did tell Variety<\/a> in 2024: \u201cI don\u2019t know if that part [of] any woman will ever be fully healed from that. It\u2019s something that kind of scars her soul a little bit. It\u2019s more so putting love towards that scar instead of hating it and ignoring it.”<\/p>\n

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