Former “American Idol” contestant Randy Madden is facing charges after police said he had sex with a minor.
Madden, 45, was charged on Monday with unlawful sexual intercourse, anal and genital penetration by a foreign object, oral copulation of a person under 18, sending harmful matter, luring and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime.
According to TMZ, the inciting incident occurred sometime between July and September of this year. The age of the victim was not released.
Madden appeared on season eight of “American Idol” in 2008, auditioning with a rendition of Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer.” All of the show’s judges gave him a “no” vote and he was eliminated from the competition.
Madden currently has a GoFundMe set up to raise money “to help with living expenses Rent, Util

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