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Glitter sentenced to 16 years for sex offenses
(MENAFN- Arab News) LONDON: Former British pop singer Gary Glitter who shot to fame in the 1970s as a 'glam-rock' star but was later convicted of child sex crimes was sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of indecently assaulting three girls.
Glitter 70 whose real name is Paul Gadd rose to prominence with the hit song 'Rock and Roll' and became renowned for his shiny silver jump suits and platform shoes.
But his reputation was destroyed after he served two months in jail in 1999 for possession of child pornography the first of several convictions.
Earlier this month he was found guilty in a London court of attempted rape and four counts of sexual assault all in the 1970s.
Sentencing Glitter on Friday Judge Alistair McCreath said the star had abused his fame and caused deep harm to his victims.
'It is difficult to overstate the depravity of this dreadful behavior' he said at Southwark Crown Court.
Glitter was the first person to be arrested as part of a wider police investigation into accusations of historical sex offenses by show business personalities triggered by revelations that the late BBC television presenter Jimmy Savile had been a prolific sex offender for decades.
Glitter 70 whose real name is Paul Gadd rose to prominence with the hit song 'Rock and Roll' and became renowned for his shiny silver jump suits and platform shoes.
But his reputation was destroyed after he served two months in jail in 1999 for possession of child pornography the first of several convictions.
Earlier this month he was found guilty in a London court of attempted rape and four counts of sexual assault all in the 1970s.
Sentencing Glitter on Friday Judge Alistair McCreath said the star had abused his fame and caused deep harm to his victims.
'It is difficult to overstate the depravity of this dreadful behavior' he said at Southwark Crown Court.
Glitter was the first person to be arrested as part of a wider police investigation into accusations of historical sex offenses by show business personalities triggered by revelations that the late BBC television presenter Jimmy Savile had been a prolific sex offender for decades.
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