![]() The investigation has already seen former radio DJ Dave Lee Travis, Australian entertainer Rolf Harris and celebrity publicist Max Clifford convicted of sexual offences. Glitter was arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police's Operation Yewtree, launched in the wake of historic sex abuse claims against late BBC star Jimmy Savile. "Thankfully the jury has seen through all the fake tears, and his attempts to paint his victims as liars, gold diggers or opportunistic fantasists," he said. ![]() Peter Watt, from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, accused the singer of being "devious and manipulative throughout this trial". On returning to Britain, Glitter was placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life. He was deported from Cambodia in 2002 over unspecified claims and convicted in Vietnam in 2006 of sexually abusing two girls, for which he was sentenced to three years in jail. The singer was first jailed in 1999 when he admitted possessing 4,000 images of child pornography. "The bravery of the victims and other witnesses in this case cannot be understated and their testimony has been vital in bringing Gadd to justice," he said. Gary Glitter could be jailed for life on child sex convictions (Barbara Miller) One victim, now in her 50s, told the court how Gadd, smelling of "booze and cigarettes", had put his arm over her, making her feel "uncomfortable".Ĭhief crown prosecutor Baljit Ubhey said Gadd "abused his access to young fans in order to give himself the opportunities to assault and abuse his victims". He also attacked two girls, aged 12 and 13, after he invited them to his dressing room without their mothers. The victim only came forward 20 years after the incident when she saw Gadd had admitted in 1999 to child pornography charges. Prosecutor John Price earlier described how a drunken Gadd tried to force himself on a girl, who was aged under 10 at the time, in the mid-1970s. The entertainer blew kisses at the public gallery as he was led away to the cells. The jury of five men and seven women acquitted Gadd of three other counts after deliberating for two days at the end of a two-week trial in London. Glitter, 70, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted of one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13 between 19. British former glam rocker Gary Glitter has been found guilty of sex abuse against three young girls and could spend the rest of his life in prison.
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