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| Gary Glitter charged with sex offences | Gary Glitter charged with sex offences |
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| Gary Glitter has been charged with eight counts of sexual offences against girls. | Gary Glitter has been charged with eight counts of sexual offences against girls. |
| The charges relate to two women who were aged between 12 and 14 at the time of the alleged offences between 1977 and 1980. | The charges relate to two women who were aged between 12 and 14 at the time of the alleged offences between 1977 and 1980. |
| The former pop star - real name Paul Gadd - is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 June. | |
| The Crown Prosecution Service said no further action would be taken over five allegations made by two other people. | The Crown Prosecution Service said no further action would be taken over five allegations made by two other people. |
| Baljit Ubhey, chief crown prosecutor for CPS London, said: "We have carefully considered the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police Service." | Baljit Ubhey, chief crown prosecutor for CPS London, said: "We have carefully considered the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police Service." |
| Mr Gadd, 70, was arrested on 28 October 2012. | |
| Police material | |
| Ms Ubhey said police had been "providing material to the CPS since July 2013, with the most recent material submitted in March 2014". | Ms Ubhey said police had been "providing material to the CPS since July 2013, with the most recent material submitted in March 2014". |
| The charges relating to the first complainant, who was aged 12 or 13 at the time of the alleged offences, are: | |
| Charges relating to the second complainant, who was aged 13 or 14 at the time of the alleged offences, are two counts of indecent assault between 1 October 1979 and 31 December 1980. |