He invited her back to his hotel room and had sex with her after plying her with champagne. Sick: Glitter appearing on Jim'll Fix It alongside Jimmy Savile, who was also exposed as a paedophileĭuring the course of Glitter's trial, jurors heard that he had crawled into bed with an eight-year-old while she was staying at his luxury home in the countryside and tried to have sex with her.Īnother victim, aged 12 at the time, was attacked by Glitter after watching him perform in Leicester. 'He has been unable to participate in, for example, even walking the streets without being the subject of vilification.' 'The consequence of that is for the last decade unfortunately this man has led an increasingly isolated life. Ms Bennett-Jenkins added: 'My Lord knows that as a consequence of the process in the Far East that this defendant was subject to a very high degree of vilification, demonification in the press. In reference to Glitter's fans who attended court, she said: 'We would draw attention to the fact there are those who think highly of this man.' Sallie Bennett-Jenkins QC, defending Glitter, used her mitigating speech to say that the Press had demonised the paedophile. He was cleared of of two counts of indecent assault and one count of administering a drug or other thing in order to facilitate sexual intercourse. Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted earlier this month of one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13. Mr McCreath also criticised the paedophile for failing to show any remorse, saying: 'I can find no real evidence that you have done anything in the intervening 40 or so years to atone for these crimes.' Indecent assault between Octoand DecemGUILTY - 12 MONTHS IN PRISONĪs he sentenced Glitter on the first count, one of attempted rape, the judge said: 'It hardly needs stating that under the modern regime, seven years would be a lenient sentence. Indecent assault between Octoand DecemGUILTY - 12 MONTHS IN PRISONġ0. Indecent assault between January 31 and NOT GUILTYĩ. Indecent assault between January 31 and NOT GUILTYĨ. Sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13 between January 31 and GUILTY - EIGHT YEARS IN PRISONħ. Administering a drug in order to facilitate sexual intercourse between January 31 and NOT GUILTYĦ. Indecent assault between January 31 and GUILTY - FOUR YEARS IN PRISONĥ. Indecent assault between January 31 and GUILTY - FOUR YEARS IN PRISONĤ. Indecent assault between January and DecemNO VERDICTģ. Attempted rape between January 1 and DecemGUILTY - SEVEN YEARS IN PRISONĢ. On 5 February 2015 Paul Francis Gadd was found guilty of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one of having sex with a girl under the age of 13, between 19.He was sentenced, on 27 February, to 16 years imprisonment.1. However, his musical career ceased in 2000 after a 1999 conviction for child pornography, although he has stated plans to make a comeback as a musician, with at least one album planned. He went into semi-retirement in the 1990s, putting most of his musical energy into his annual Christmas gigs. The hits dried up in the mid-70s, though he remained in the public eye via live performances and a 1984 comeback "Another Rock N Roll Christmas", as well as being sampled by (and appearing on TV with) The Timelords for their 1988 chart-topper "Doctorin' The Tardis". Glitter's releases were, for the most part, fairly basic, but were made successful by his bravado and strutting showmanship. Although his only major hit state-side, it was the first of many in the UK, under the guidance of Rock Artistes Music Ltd. It reached the top ten in both the UK and USA. In 1971, with management by Mike Leander, he jumped on the glam bandwagon, releasing the single "Rock N Roll" under the name Gary Glitter. Gadd started his recording career as Paul Raven (2) in 1960, although a succession of singles under this name (and later as Paul Monday) made little impact. Flamboyant glam-rock singer whose over-the-top performances made him one of the most successful UK acts of the 1970s. Born: May 8th, 1944 (Banbury, Oxfordshire).
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