Gary Glitter is arrested in Vietnam over 'obscene acts with a child'
Dumpy and bald, the former singer is unrecognisable as the defiant glam-rock icon of the Seventies
Gary Glitter, the strutting showman who once dominated the charts but fell catastrophically from grace after being jailed for child porn offences, was arrested in Vietnam last night. The singer had been wanted by police over allegations of "obscene acts with a child" - which could carry a penalty of up to five years in jail - and he was arrested as he tried to board a flight to Bangkok, Thailand.
Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, had been living in south-east Asia, apart from a short spell in Cuba, since leaving Britain shortly after his release from prison in early 2000. He had fled his rented home in Vietnam a week ago after allegations surfaced over his relationships with two teenage girls. A 15-year-old girl found at the property has been interviewed by the Vietnamese authorities.
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