27/02/2015

Gary Glitter Sentenced To 16 Years

Paul Gadd, better known by his stage name, Gary Glitter, has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for the sexual abuse of three girls between 1975 and 1980.

Gadd was convicted of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one of having sex with a girl under 13.

According to a report by the BBC, the 70-year-old former singer showed no emotion when he was sentenced.

Gadd was previously jailed in Vietnam in 2006 for molesting two girls, aged 11 and 12.

(MH/CD)

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