Glitter Could Face Seven Years in Jail

Glitter Could Face Seven Years in Jail By TINI TRAN, Associated Press Writer
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VUNG TAU, Vietnam - Faded British rocker Gary Glitter faces up to seven years in a Vietnamese prison if found guilty of child molestation charges this week in southern Vietnam.
His two-day trial on charges of committing lewd acts with two girls, aged 10 and 11, begins Thursday in closed session at the courthouse in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. The crime carries a prison sentence ranging from three to seven years.

The aging singer, who won fame during the 1970s as a glam rocker with a penchant for bouffant wigs and sequin jumpsuits, has been accused of kissing, fondling, and "engaging in other physical acts" with the girls at his rented villa in the port city of Vung Tau, located about 125 kilometers (78 miles) southeast of Ho Chi Minh City.

Glitter, 61, who has been held in Phuoc Co prison outside the city since he was arrested last November, has maintained his innocence, said his lawyer Le Thanh Kinh.

"He says he has not committed any crime," Kinh said Wednesday. "I will do my best to defend him," though he added it will be "very difficult."

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as if creating 'Rock and Roll (Part 2)' wasn't enough of a crime aghainst mankind! :eyes: