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Gary Glitter found guilty of sexually abusing children
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 6 February 2015
Gary Glitter has been found guilty of sexually abusing three girls between 1975 and 1980, following a trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.
The former singer, real name Paul Gadd, was convicted of six charges: four counts of indecent assault, one of attempted rape, and one of having sex with a girl under the age of thirteen. However, he was cleared of cleared of two counts of indecent assault and one of administering a drug in order to facilitate sexual intercourse.
As previously reported, Gadd denied the accusations, claiming that he could not have attacked two of the girls after inviting them backstage following performances because at that time he had always gone straight back to his hotel after shows to mend his wig.
In a statement, the NSPCC’s Peter Watt told the BBC: “Glitter was devious and manipulative throughout this trial. 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 tried to portray himself as the victim in this case, as a remorseful, penitent man who had paid for his previous crimes but now faced malicious new allegations. It was just another performance”.
Gadd, of course, was convicted of possessing over 40,000 images of child abuse in 1999, and more recently of indecently assaulting children in Vietnam. Back in the UK, he was the first person to be arrested as part of Operation Yewtree, the Metropolitan Police’s investigation into sexual abuse related to accusations against Jimmy Savile.
He will now remain in custody until his sentencing on 27 Feb.
