Steff Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Yay! http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=324752006 Gary Glitter jailed for three years for molesting children FORMER glam rocker Gary Glitter was today sentenced to three years in a Vietnam prison after being found guilty of molesting two underaged girls. Glitter, 61, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was found guilty of committing obscene acts with a 10-year-old and 11-year-old girl at his rented seaside villa in southern Vung Tau last year. The judge also said Glitter would be deported from Vietnam after serving his sentence. He may be eligible for parole in a year. The court, in its verdict, cited graphic testimony from the girls that Glitter had fondled and molested them multiple times in his rented home and in nearby hotels. In reading out the verdict, Judge Hoang Thanh Tung condemned Glitter for paedophilia. "Caring for children is to care for our future... but Gary Glitter's acts went against this," the judge said. "He sexually abused and committed obscene acts with children many times in a disgusting and sick manner." The judge said that the court would have taken a more serious view had not Glitter already paid £1000 compensation to each family. The former glam rocker showed no emotion while the verdict was read, but threw the court into disarray by proclaiming his innocence afterward. "I haven't done anything. I'm innocent. It's a conspiracy by you know who," Glitter shouted, apparently referring to newspapers that had tracked down his presence in Vietnam. Reporters and onlookers, allowed into the courthouse in southern Ba Ria-Vung province to hear the verdict following the closed two-day trial, pressed toward Glitter in a scene of pandemonium as police fended them off and escorted him out of the building. He has 15 days to appeal the conviction. His attorney Le Thanh Kinh said Glitter would be eligible for parole in a year, after he serves one-third of his time. Glitter, a 1970s pop icon famed for his sequined jump-suits, platform heels and bouffant wigs, sported a more conservative look for his trial: black clothes and a red bandana on his head that he removed inside the court. Police Colonel Duc Tranh, who was in charge of the investigation into Glitter, said after the verdict: "He was sick, but one has to consider whether he was responsible for his actions and in this case I do believe he should accept responsibility. Young children are going to be safer now in Vung Tau." Glitter, who looked visibly thinner since his arrest, has been held at Phuoc Co prison outside Vung Tau since November 19, when he was caught at the Ho Chi Minh City airport trying to board a flight for Bangkok. Police confiscated his laptop, which had hundreds of pornographic pictures on it. Glitter, who hit his musical peak in the 1970s, had hits with Leader of the Gang and Do You Wanna Touch but is perhaps best known for his crowd-pleasing rock anthem Rock and Roll (Parts 1&2), which is still played at many American sporting events. His fall from grace began with a conviction in 1999 for possessing child pornography. He served half of a four-month jail term. He later went to Cambodia and in 2002 was expelled from that country, but Cambodian officials did not specify any crime or file charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Hopefully Vietnamese prision isn't nearly as nice as American prisions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 09:56 AM) Hopefully Vietnamese prision isn't nearly as nice as American prisions... They're not. Ask Chuck Norris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DePloderer Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Sad to say that it's reported over here that he'll be deported back to the UK around December and they are NOT sure if he'll be imprisoned here when that happens. I realy realy hate this man. Obviously because he is a depraved animal but also because he has robbed me of many memories. I was the biggest Gary Glitter fan as a young boy you could ever meet, all his singles and posters on my wall. I now can't listen to the opening bars of Do You Want To Be In My Gang without feeling sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Of to jail you go...HEY! They'll like your ass you know...HEY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I was hoping she mean the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 5, 2006 -> 01:40 PM) I was hoping she mean the movie. Anybody who was a part of that disaster should be jailed for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Mariah can get out with good behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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