Gary Glitter Facing Child-Sex Rap

By Josh Grossberg 57 minutes ago

Gary Glitter is in a heap of trouble.

The faded glam rocker, best known for the ubiquitous sports anthem "Rock and Roll Part II," was arrested Saturday morning by Vietnamese immigration authorities on charges of child molestation as he tried to board a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok, according to published reports.

The news comes two days after the Vietnam's foreign ministry revealed that Glitter, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was wanted by police for questioning regarding allegations he had sex with two girls, one of whom was 15 and the other only 12, while living in the southern resort town of Vung Tau. The age of consent in Vietnam is 16.

The bouffant-wigged British crooner allegedly committed "lewd acts" on the girls. If found guilty, Glitter could face up to 12 years in prison for obscene behavior, while a charge of child rape could carry the death penalty, which would be carried out by firing squad.

"Having sex with a 12-year-old girl, regardless of whether he had her consent, is still considered child rape under Vietnamese law," a police officer in Vung Tua told the BBC.

Glitter, 61, had been residing in a rented seaside house since March. But he vanished Nov. 12 after local newspaper reports claimed several underage girls had been seen at his home. He also reportedly was kicked out of a local nightclub for feeling up a teenage barmaid.

Investigators went to Glitter's home after seeing the newspaper accounts. Although Glitter had already gone, the police discovered the two girls. It's not known whether the entertainer paid to have sex with them, but a police official confirmed a probe has been initiated to look into the girls' claims.

"We can already say he had sexual relations with Vietnamese adolescents," Do Minh Dan, deputy director of Ba Ria-Vung Tau provincial police, told reporters Sunday.

British consular officials have reportedly been in touch with the "Do You Wanna Touch" singer and are assisting him with an attorney.

This isn't the first time Glitter has run afoul of authorities.

He pleaded guilty in Britain in 1999 to 54 charges of child pornography after kiddie porn was found on his PC.

Glitter ended up serving two months in prison and was placed on a child sex offender list. After his release, he went underground, turning up in Cuba and then Cambodia. He was expelled from the latter, though no charges were ever filed or any crime was

I better not hear radio stations and sporting events playing that stupid fucking song anymore giving that fucking pervert royalities.

Maybe he should have headed for Bahrain instead?






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theAudience said:

oh dayum...

As i said before lovemachine (this is not ur fault), i dont think USA knows the situation. UK dous not play him ever anymore. Which is sad as some of his songs rocked in that campy way that makes parties a laugh.


He may be sick and stations in USA may fund his behaviour, but fuck it, i still want to enjoy his songs.

i heard if convicted about having sex with the 11 (or 12 year old) girl, he will face a firing squad?

Yeah right, like Britain will let that happen. Our government would be up in arms. Rumours suggest british government want gary bak on the computer charges (it is not illegal to have child porn pics on pc in vietnam).


If they do give gary the firing squad, u can bet some uproar.

thesexofit said:

Who cares what Britain wants? I know if it were here in the U.S. and I was runnning things if you break our rules you'd get our punishment. End of story. Let Britain have what's left of him when he's served his time. I wouldn't expect any less if I were to do something outside of the U.S.

whodknee said:

iam sure america would do the same. Want him back that is so they could trial him

Then again, here in the U.S. we've got the same tolerance of celebrities breaking laws so it wouldn't matter.

whodknee said:

u let jacko go

thesexofit said:

Although I was thinking more along the lines of R. Kelly since there's no doubt about what he did.

whodknee said:

do u know the song "leader of the gang" by glitter?


I can imagine him singing it to kids "do u wanna be in my gang, my gang, my gang, do u wanna be in my gang (oh yeah)."

Very bad taste, but thats how iam


he said he showered with the 12 year old or something?

whodknee said:

At least R. Kelly made sure the girl was older than 12.

thesexofit said:

Prospect said:

Oh, yeah. That's true. What was I thinking?

whodknee said:

And at least R Kelly videotape it so that you know for sure he's guilty. But Gary Glitter will be another child molester to walk away free.

whodknee said:

i hope your joking


videotaping and making sure a girl was above a certain age but which is still underage does not make anything better. r kelly is just as bad as gary glitter, i dont know why, prospect, your even trying to make r kelly look better then him
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hellomoto said:

I think R Kelly is better, he is not as old as Glitter, the girl obviously looked a lot older and obviously wanted to do it, he doesn't seem to go to poor countries known to be exploited by pedophiles.

By that I don't think that what R did was right in any way.

hellomoto said:

I aint justifying what R. Kelly did, but the way Gary Glitter did it is WORSER than the way R. Kelly did it.