All That Glitters Is Not Gold

[Chicopee John]

Singer Gary Glitter Convicted of sex crimes

A jury in Britain on Thursday found former glam rock singer Gary Glitter guilty of a string of sex abuse offenses against three young girls in the 1970s.

The 70-year-old Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was found guilty 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.

"Paul Gadd has shown himself to be a habitual sexual predator who took advantage of the star status afforded to him by targeting young girls who trusted him and were in awe of his fame," Detective Chief Inspector Michael Orchard said.

"His lack of remorse and defense that the victims were lying makes his crimes all the more indefensible."

Glitter was convicted by a jury of five men and seven women at a London court after a two-week trial. He blew kisses to a public gallery full of reporters as he was remanded in custody.

He will be sentenced on Feb. 27. The maximum sentence in Britain for unlawful sex with a minor is life imprisonment.

The singer was arrested in October 2012 under Operation Yewtree, the national investigation that police launched in the wake of a child abuse scandal surrounding the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile.

Glitter's career peaked in the early 1970s. He is best known for "Rock & Roll (Part 2)," a hit in both the United States and Britain. He fell into disgrace after being convicted and imprisoned on child abuse charges in Vietnam.

Associated Press

[Westside Steve]

Besides the money what other would there possibly be to play in a rock and roll band?

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WSS

[DieHardBrownsFan]

In the 1970's? So it took 40 years to press charges?

[The Gipper]

In Ohio, I believe this kind of prosecution would be barred by the statute of limitations.....which is 20 years. (probably longer than any other kind of crime except murder which has no S/L)

http://apps.rainn.org/policy-crime-definitions/index.cfm?state=Ohio&group=7

[The Cysko Kid]

This is old news isn't it? I've known Gary glitter was a child molester for years.

[gftChris]

@diehardbrownsfan said:

In the 1970's? So it took 40 years to press charges?

There's been a lot of these types of convictions recently - from musicians to beloved childrens tv presenters to even prince andrew, people seem to be coming out of the woodwork to accuse them for the first time.

@the-cysko-kid said:

This is old news isn't it? I've known Gary glitter was a child molester for years.

Another conviction. Apparently he may not come out of jail at all.

[The Cysko Kid]

Well he doesn't look like a child molester at all

[The Gipper]

@gftchris said:

There's been a lot of these types of convictions recently - from musicians to beloved childrens tv presenters to even prince andrew, people seem to be coming out of the woodwork to accuse them for the first time.

Another conviction. Apparently he may not come out of jail at all.

So? They have no statute of limitations in the UK for this sort of thing? Over here, fairly universally the S/L on this is the 20 years.

[gftChris]

@the-gipper said:

So? They have no statute of limitations in the UK for this sort of thing? Over here, fairly universally the S/L on this is the 20 years.

Not on sex crimes, apparently. Which I'm not sure is a bad thing.