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15/06/2006
Glitter loses appeal against jail term
Tarnished former pop star Gary Glitter has lost his appeal against a three-year jail sentence imposed for sexual abuse of two girls in Vietnam.
In March, Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted of molesting two girls aged 11 and 12.
The People's Supreme Court Chief Judge in Ho Chi Minh City ruled that there was insufficient evidence to overturn or reduce the sentence imposed on 62-year-old Gadd earlier this year.
As he was taken from the courtroom, Gadd, who has continued to protest his innocence, shouted: "It's not a fair trial."
The former glam-rocker has been held in custody since November when he was arrested as he was about to board a flight out of he country.
Gadd was jailed in November 1999 in the UK after admitting possessing 4,000 images of children being abused, which he downloaded from the internet.
He was deported from Cambodia in 2002 after being detained in connection with suspected sex offences.
(SP/GB)
In March, Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted of molesting two girls aged 11 and 12.
The People's Supreme Court Chief Judge in Ho Chi Minh City ruled that there was insufficient evidence to overturn or reduce the sentence imposed on 62-year-old Gadd earlier this year.
As he was taken from the courtroom, Gadd, who has continued to protest his innocence, shouted: "It's not a fair trial."
The former glam-rocker has been held in custody since November when he was arrested as he was about to board a flight out of he country.
Gadd was jailed in November 1999 in the UK after admitting possessing 4,000 images of children being abused, which he downloaded from the internet.
He was deported from Cambodia in 2002 after being detained in connection with suspected sex offences.
(SP/GB)
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