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Former UK pop star Gary Glitter charged with non-recent sexual offences

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British former pop star Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London February 4, 2015. The jury has retired to consider its verdict in Glitter's trial on charges of sexual offences involving underage girls. REUTERS/Toby Melville
British former pop star Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London February 4, 2015. The jury has retired to consider its verdict in Glitter's trial on charges of sexual offences involving underage girls. REUTERS/Toby Melville Toby Melville Reuters

LONDON - UK prosecutors on Thursday charged former UK pop star Paul Gadd, better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, with unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl aged under 14.

The charges were linked to alleged sexual offences against a child dating back to 1978, the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement.

(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; writing by Muvija M; editing by William James)

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This story was originally published July 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM.

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