Ta Quoc Viet, the head of the criminal court in the Ba Ria Vung Tai province of Vietnam has confirmed that Gary Glitter is to go on trial in the latter half of February, saying "We expect to put him on trial in the second half of next month."
As previously reported, Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, is to be tried for committing obscene acts with young girls and could face up to seven years in prison if he is convicted of the offence. An initial charge of child rape, which would carry the death sentence, was dropped, but, says Ta Quoc Viet, that charge could be reconsidered if new evidence is uncovered during the course of the trial. He added that the court will make a decision as to whether the trial will be public or held behind closed doors.