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"Child's Play" star Ed Gale was suffering debilitating illnesses in the months leading up to his death, and he was on probation for solicitation of a minor ... TMZ has learned.

Gale -- who landed the part of Chucky in a few of the "Child's Play" horror films -- pled no contest to arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes in March 2024, according to court records.

As part of his sentence, Gale was on probation and had to register as a sex offender and enroll in sex offender counseling classes. Getty

According to a letter in his file from a sex addiction therapist, Gale was attending sessions at a Sexual Offending Behavior Recovery program while his physical health was deteriorating. The letter says Gale was walking with a cane and suffering from pulmonary hypertens

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