Glitter's appeal rejected
2006-06-15 13:27
Ho Chi Minh City - A Vietnamese court on Thursday rejected an appeal by former British glam rocker Gary Glitter against a three-year jail term for sexual abuse of children.
The faded 1970s star, born Paul Francis Gadd, was found guilty on March 3 of "committing obscene acts" with two young girls in the southern resort town of Vung Tau and sentenced to the minimum term under Vietnamese law.
The People's Supreme Court in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed the sentence after a one-day trial.
"We did not see enough evidence to reduce the penalty for the defendant," said chief judge Truong Vinh Thuy.
Glitter, 62, has always denied abusing the girls. He said he was teaching them English and allowed them to stay overnight because they were scared of ghosts.