Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Gary Glitter has pleaded not guilty to eight historic sexual abuse charges.
The 82-year-old disgraced former glam rocker – whose real name is Paul Gadd – appeared via videolink at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday (02.09.26) to enter a plea to a series of allegations relating to a young girl, who he has been accused of assaulting in the late 1970s and early 1980s when she was aged between eight and 11.
Glitter, who is serving a prison sentence at HMP Channings Wood in Devon following previous convictions, replied “absolutely not guilty” to two of the charges and “not guilty” to the remaining six.
He will face trial for the allegations – four counts of indecent assault, two counts of indecency with a child, and two charges of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13 – from the week of 22 November next year.
Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay KC said the alleged offences took place between 1978 and 1981, when the complainant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was aged between eight and 11.
The offences allegedly took place at Glitter’s home address in Kensington and Chelsea.
At a previous hearing, prosecutors alleged Glitter would give the girl chocolate and “invite her into his house where he then committed a number of serious sexual offences”.
Appearing by videolink wearing a blue shirt, glasses and a cap, Glitter previously told the court: “Your honour, excuse me, I’m extremely deaf and unless I’m lip-reading I can’t hear.
“My name is Paul Gadd.”
He then added: “Sorry, your honour, may I make a suggestion?
“If the barrister turns the volume down a little bit, it wouldn’t be so distorting in my hearing aids.”
Bethan David, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor in CPS London, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Paul Gadd with one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14.
“This follows allegations made by a woman relating to a period of alleged abuse that took place between 1978 and 1981.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and that it is in the public interest to do so.”
Glitter is currently serving a prison sentence that is due to expire in February 2031, when he would be almost 87.
He was first imprisoned in 1999 and later received a 16-year sentence in 2015 before being released on licence in February 2023.
