Reuters report that Gary Glitter is to be charged on Saturday, according to an official in Vung Tau, the glam rocker's adopted home town where he is currently being held by police. The official in question says that Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, "will be charged with engaging in 'perverse activities with children'".
The authorities also indicated that they are not unwilling to grant police requests to detain Gadd for another four months whilst they continue their investigations, although the official spokesman then added: "However, we are seriously considering allowing him bail because there is no way he can withstand conditions in the detention centre for that period." He went on to explain conditions at the detention centre where Gadd is being held, describing how detainees sleep on concrete floors, and how there is a shortage of water for washing.
As previously reported, the former singer has been accused of having sex with two underage girls at his home. Further details have not being forthcoming via official sources but state-owned media reported earlier in the week that police had identified up to ten girls who all admitted having sex with Glitter. Glitter, of course, denies the charges, whilst his newly appointed lawyer, Le Thanh Kinh, says: "What newspapers reported is just hearsay but there has not been any medical certificates to prove there was child sex abuse and how it was conducted."
According to Reuters, Glitter insists he was simply helping the girls with their English. If this is the case, then the former glam-rocker is at the very least guilty of foolishness. After being sentenced to four months in a UK prison for possession of child pornography, and being barred from entering Cambodia, one might think the sensible thing to do would be to avoid associating with underage girls on a one to one basis entirely.