Gary Glitter faces life in prison for sex abuse of preteen girls

Glam-rock singer Gary Glitter is due to sentenced today for a string of sex attacks on three schoolgirls. The 70-year-old, né Paul Gadd, is scheduled to appear at a British court, where he is facing a maximum of life in prison after being found guilty of having sex with a girl under the age of 13. He was also convicted of one count of attempted rape and four counts of indecent assault after a three-week trial in which he firmly denied the allegations.

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.

Michael Orchard, of the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command

One girl was 8 years old when he crept into her bed and tried to rape her in 1975. Glitter attacked two of his victims, aged 12 and 13, after inviting them backstage to his dressing room and isolating them from their mothers. The 12-year-old, who had been drinking Moet champagne, was also taken to his hotel room before he subjected her to a prolonged episode of sexual abuse in 1977. Glitter is due to be sentenced by Judge Alistair McCreath, who remanded him in custody after the verdicts last month.

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