The singer lived with Tessa Dahl and her family at a time when he was 'between jobs', and she went on This Is Your Life in 1992 to tell anecdotes about Glitter.
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Gary Glitter was almost exposed on TV by Sophie Dahl's mother - even though she had no idea that he was secretly a paedophile. Guilty: Gary Glitter was convicted of sexually abusing three young girls and attempting to rape one Star: But Glitter used his fame to exploit young girls and sexually abuse them GLITTER'S CLOSE SHAVE ON TV THANKS TO TESSA DAHL
#Gary glitter attempted rape trial#
Police said today that during the course of the trial they received more evidence of wrongdoing by Glitter which is now the subject of an investigation. Glitter accused the three women, who all gave evidence anonymously, of fabricating their stories, and wept as he told the court how the exposure of his paedophilia tore his family apart. The third victim, a 13-year-old, visited the star's dressing room following a gig, and was told to sit on his knee while he groped her.
He invited her back to his hotel room and had sex with her after plying her with champagne. Exposed: Sophie Dahl's mother Tessa joked about Glitter being surrounded by girls in school uniform during a 1992 episode of This Is Your Life Quiet: Glitter put his finger to his lips after Mrs Dahl recounted the anecdote on TVĭuring the course of his trial jurors heard that he had crawled into bed with an eight-year-old while she was staying at his luxury home in the countryside and tried to have sex with her.Īnother victim, aged 12 at the time, was attacked by Glitter after watching him perform in Leicester.
The 5ft 6in rock star made a hand gesture indicating that he thought the jury was crazy after they delivered their verdict. Glitter, 70, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted of one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13. Scroll down for video Convicted: Glitter faces spending the rest of his life in jail for a string of attacks on young girlsĪs she recounted the anecdote on the 1992 broadcast, the singer apparently squirmed in his chair and put his finger to his lips in a 'shush' gesture.ĭuring the course of the trial, more allegations emerged about Glitter which are now being investigated by the police. It has now emerged that Glitter was almost exposed more than 20 years ago - when Sophie Dahl's mother Tessa, who did not know about his offending, described seeing him with crowds of 'adolescent girls in school uniform' during an episode of This Is Your Life.
The paedophile pop star, who was previously convicted of possessing a huge haul of child porn but has never shown any remorse for his crimes, had denied attempted rape and indecent assault.īut he was convicted by a jury at Southwark Crown Court, and could now face the rest of his life in jail when he is sentenced for his crimes later this month.
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