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| Boy George facing jail sentence | Boy George facing jail sentence |
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| Singer Boy George has been found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort at his flat in east London. | Singer Boy George has been found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort at his flat in east London. |
| Audun Carlsen, 29, said the Culture Club frontman attacked him as he tried to escape the Shoreditch flat and handcuffed him to the wall. | |
| The musician, whose real name is George O'Dowd, alleged Mr Carlsen stole photographs from a laptop. He denied one count of false imprisonment. | The musician, whose real name is George O'Dowd, alleged Mr Carlsen stole photographs from a laptop. He denied one count of false imprisonment. |
| He will be sentenced on 16 January, but was told he was likely to face jail. | He will be sentenced on 16 January, but was told he was likely to face jail. |
| 'False expectations' | 'False expectations' |
| Judge David Radford said: "The fact that your bail is being continued does not imply that this will be dealt with by a non-custodial sentence. | Judge David Radford said: "The fact that your bail is being continued does not imply that this will be dealt with by a non-custodial sentence. |
| "I don't want any false expectations created." | "I don't want any false expectations created." |
| O'Dowd did not give evidence himself during the trial. | O'Dowd did not give evidence himself during the trial. |
| I think he couldn't handle the refusal Audun Carlsen, speaking during the trial | I think he couldn't handle the refusal Audun Carlsen, speaking during the trial |
| However, the court heard that the musician told police he handcuffed Mr Carlsen to his bed on April 28 last year while he investigated the alleged tampering of his computer. | However, the court heard that the musician told police he handcuffed Mr Carlsen to his bed on April 28 last year while he investigated the alleged tampering of his computer. |
| O'Dowd accused Mr Carlsen of obtaining photos of himself from his laptop, taken by the singer when the pair had met three months earlier. | O'Dowd accused Mr Carlsen of obtaining photos of himself from his laptop, taken by the singer when the pair had met three months earlier. |
| Mr Carlsen told the court that O'Dowd concocted the story about computer tampering so he could punish him for not having sex during the first meeting. | Mr Carlsen told the court that O'Dowd concocted the story about computer tampering so he could punish him for not having sex during the first meeting. |
| The male escort, who met the singer through the social-networking site Gaydar, told the trial: "I think he couldn't handle the refusal - me not having sex with him." | The male escort, who met the singer through the social-networking site Gaydar, told the trial: "I think he couldn't handle the refusal - me not having sex with him." |
| Their first meeting seemed to be going well until the singer started to suspect Mr Carlsen of hacking into his computer, jurors heard. | Their first meeting seemed to be going well until the singer started to suspect Mr Carlsen of hacking into his computer, jurors heard. |
| However, they parted on good terms and the singer paid the younger man £300 of the £400 they had agreed. | However, they parted on good terms and the singer paid the younger man £300 of the £400 they had agreed. |
| In the weeks that followed they exchanged emails in which the singer accused Mr Carlsen of breaking into his computer system. | In the weeks that followed they exchanged emails in which the singer accused Mr Carlsen of breaking into his computer system. |
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| Boy George claimed he detained Mr Carlsen because he tampered with his computer |