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Former UK pop star Gary Glitter held in Savile probe
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Former UK pop star Gary Glitter held in Savile probe
Alessandra Rizzo October 28, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested convicted sex offender and
former pop star Gary Glitter on Sunday as part of an investigation
into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy
Savile, media said.
Glitter was released on bail some 10 hours later. But the arrest - the
first to be reported in the case - widened a scandal that has already
damaged the reputation of the publicly-funded BBC and the legacy of
Savile, a former DJ who was one of the broadcaster's top show hosts
and a prolific charity fundraiser....
Glitter was held by police for about 10 hours. He was seen leaving a
police station in central London and, minutes later, return to his
apartment, where he dodged questions by scores of waiting reporters
and cameramen.
Police later said the man was "bailed to return to the police station
in mid-December 2012, pending further inquiries"....
Glitter served two months was jail in Britain in 1999 for possession
of child pornography. He then moved to Cambodia, but was deported in
2002 due to suspected sex offences.
In 2006, a Vietnamese court convicted him of committing obscene acts
with two girls aged 10 and 11 and sentenced him to four years in jail.
On his release he returned to Britain.
Allegations that Savile sexually abused young girls for decades first
emerged in an expose on the British TV channel ITV. Since then, police
say some 300 victims had come forward.
Victims' allegations broadcast by ITV include claims from one woman
that she had seen Glitter having sex with an underage girl in Savile's
BBC dressing room while Savile abused another girl. Glitter has denied
the claim, according to the BBC....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-britain-savilebre89q06g-20121027,0,7295122.story
Alessandra Rizzo October 28, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested convicted sex offender and
former pop star Gary Glitter on Sunday as part of an investigation
into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy
Savile, media said.
Glitter was released on bail some 10 hours later. But the arrest - the
first to be reported in the case - widened a scandal that has already
damaged the reputation of the publicly-funded BBC and the legacy of
Savile, a former DJ who was one of the broadcaster's top show hosts
and a prolific charity fundraiser....
Glitter was held by police for about 10 hours. He was seen leaving a
police station in central London and, minutes later, return to his
apartment, where he dodged questions by scores of waiting reporters
and cameramen.
Police later said the man was "bailed to return to the police station
in mid-December 2012, pending further inquiries"....
Glitter served two months was jail in Britain in 1999 for possession
of child pornography. He then moved to Cambodia, but was deported in
2002 due to suspected sex offences.
In 2006, a Vietnamese court convicted him of committing obscene acts
with two girls aged 10 and 11 and sentenced him to four years in jail.
On his release he returned to Britain.
Allegations that Savile sexually abused young girls for decades first
emerged in an expose on the British TV channel ITV. Since then, police
say some 300 victims had come forward.
Victims' allegations broadcast by ITV include claims from one woman
that she had seen Glitter having sex with an underage girl in Savile's
BBC dressing room while Savile abused another girl. Glitter has denied
the claim, according to the BBC....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-britain-savilebre89q06g-20121027,0,7295122.story
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