Gary Glitter guilty of sexually abusing girls

BRITISH glam rocker Gary Glitter could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty sexually abusing three young girls.

12 NOV 1999 - Gary Glitter the 55-year-old glam rock singer arrives at Bristol Crown Court, England, where he is appearing to hear the verdict on a case of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old fan, and on charges of dowloading pornographic pictures of underage children from the Internet. Glitter was acquitted on the sexual assault charges, but was jailed for four months after pleading guilty to the pornographic picture charge. (AP Photo / Tim Ockenden) **UK OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES**.p/r /music

BRITISH glam rocker Gary Glitter could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of sex abuse against three young girls.

Glitter, 70, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted 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.

The jury of five men and seven women acquitted Gadd of three other counts after deliberating for two days at the end of a two-week trial in a London court.

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Guilty ... British former pop star Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, has been found guilty of child sex crimes. Picture: AFP/Leon Neal

Prosecutor John Price described how a drunken Gadd had tried to force himself on a girl, who was aged under 10 at the time, in the mid-1970s.

The victim only came forward 20 years after the incident when she saw Gadd had admitted in 1999 to child pornography charges.

Gary Glitter was convicted in Vietnam in 2006 of sexually abusing two girls. Picture: AP Photo/Matt Dunham

Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, shot to fame in the 1970s. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Glitter was convicted in Vietnam in 2006 of sexually abusing two girls.

The singer shot to fame in the 1970s and had over 20 hit singles like I’m the Leader of the Gang (I Am), I Love You Love Me Love and Always Yours.

He will be sentenced on February 27.

Originally published as Gary Glitter guilty of sexually abusing girls