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Gary Glitter may face life behind bars after being found guilty of historical child sex abuse

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Gary Glitter could face up to life imprisonment, as he has been found guilty of sexually abusing three young girls between 1975 and 1980.

The 70-year-old former singer, real name Paul Gadd, was convicted of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one of having sex with a girl under the age of 13, the BBC reported.

The court heard one victim was under the age of 10 when Gadd, of Marylebone, central London, tried to rape her in 1975.

She said the singer had crept into her bed as she slept and that afterwards she had felt "ashamed and dirty." She only managed to escape by moving away and then wrapping herself in sheets and blankets.

 

Glitter, charged under his real name of Paul Gadd, was first person arrested under Operation Yewtree.

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First Published: Feb 06 2015 | 12:03 PM IST

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