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| Gary Glitter child sex abuse trial jury begins deliberating | |
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| The jury trying former glam rock singer Gary Glitter on historic child sex abuse charges has retired to consider its verdicts. | The jury trying former glam rock singer Gary Glitter on historic child sex abuse charges has retired to consider its verdicts. |
| Mr Glitter, 70, whose real name is Paul Gadd, denies one count of attempted rape, seven counts of indecent assault and two other sexual offences. | Mr Glitter, 70, whose real name is Paul Gadd, denies one count of attempted rape, seven counts of indecent assault and two other sexual offences. |
| The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1975 and 1980. | The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1975 and 1980. |
| The jury was told not to use Mr Gadd's previous child pornography convictions against him. | The jury was told not to use Mr Gadd's previous child pornography convictions against him. |
| 'Sense of revulsion' | 'Sense of revulsion' |
| After the two-week trial, the jury of seven women and five men at Southwark Crown Court in south London were reminded to keep in mind all of the evidence before them. | After the two-week trial, the jury of seven women and five men at Southwark Crown Court in south London were reminded to keep in mind all of the evidence before them. |
| Referring to Mr Gadd's 1999 child pornography convictions, Judge Alistair McCreath said: "Don't let your natural sense of revulsion about such material allow you to use it against Mr Gadd in a way that is prejudicial or unfair." | Referring to Mr Gadd's 1999 child pornography convictions, Judge Alistair McCreath said: "Don't let your natural sense of revulsion about such material allow you to use it against Mr Gadd in a way that is prejudicial or unfair." |
| One woman claims she was under the age of 10 when the then-singer tried to rape her in 1975. | One woman claims she was under the age of 10 when the then-singer tried to rape her in 1975. |
| Mr Gadd, of Marylebone, central London, is also accused of inviting a 12-year-old girl into his hotel suite and plying her with champagne before having sex with her. | Mr Gadd, of Marylebone, central London, is also accused of inviting a 12-year-old girl into his hotel suite and plying her with champagne before having sex with her. |
| Another woman claims he invited her into his dressing room at a nightclub in Watford when she was 13 and forcefully kissed her and slid his hand up her skirt between October 1979 and December 1980. | Another woman claims he invited her into his dressing room at a nightclub in Watford when she was 13 and forcefully kissed her and slid his hand up her skirt between October 1979 and December 1980. |
| Mr Gadd was the first person to be arrested as part of Operation Yewtree. | Mr Gadd was the first person to be arrested as part of Operation Yewtree. |