maybe they should move r."peabody" kelly's trial to vietnam--he would have been convicted 4 years ago
Glitter sentenced to 3 years in prison
VUNG TAU, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese court Friday convicted former British glam rocker Gary Glitter of obscene acts with two young Vietnamese girls and sentenced him to three years in prison followed by deportation from Vietnam.

Glitter received a three-year sentence for obscene acts with two underage girls.
By Richard Vogel, AP

Glitter, 61, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was found guilty during a two-day trial of committing obscene acts with a 10-year-old and 11-year-old at his rented seaside villa in southern Vung Tau last year.

The court announced the verdict following a trial that was held in closed session to protect the girls' privacy


Gary Glitter trial opens in Vietnam
Former British rocker accused of molesting two underaged girls
By TINI TRAN
Associated Press Writer
Originally published March 2, 2006
VUNG TAU, Vietnam // The trial of former British rocker Gary Glitter opened Thursday on charges that he molested two underaged Vietnamese girls at a seaside rental home in southern Vietnam.

The former glam rocker has been accused of kissing, fondling and committing other obscene acts with a 10-year-old and an 11-year-old at his residence in the southern port city of Vung Tau last year. He has denied the allegations.





Glitter, 61, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, wore black pants, shirt and cap as police escorted him through a scrum of reporters Thursday morning into the yellow concrete courthouse in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Glitter held up two fingers in a victory sign and said only one word: "Innocent."

The trial is closed to the public but the verdict will be read publicly on Friday. He faces three to seven years in prison if convicted.

The former rocker has said he was teaching the girls English at his home and considered them "like his grandchildren."

Glitter is known for his 1972 hit "Rock and Roll Part 2," which is still played at sporting events.

His fall from grace began with a conviction in Britain 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.




Copyright © 2006, The Associated Press
[Edited 3/2/06 20:40pm]