![]() ![]() In each case the victims had been taken to the events by their mothers, who were then persuaded to leave their daughters alone with the star, Mr Price said. 'Plied with champagne' The court was also told that Mr Gadd had assaulted two young fans after his concerts. Mr Price said: "It seemed to her that recent events in Bristol - as she understood them to be from the publicity - offered a better chance that she might be believed when accusing so famous and popular a man of so dreadful a crime." Those separate child pornography offences related to when Mr Gadd had taken a laptop to a PC World in Bristol, and the engineer working on the machine spotted indecent images and phoned the police, jurors were told. Gary Glitter is standing trial under his real name, Paul Gadd Mr Gadd denies 10 charges Although the victim confided in her mother and friends, it was more than 20 years before she went to police with her claims, after seeing that the singer had admitted child pornography charges in 1999, the court heard. Mr Price said the girl could smell alcohol and tobacco on the breath of Mr Gadd, who had fallen asleep after the encounter while his victim locked herself in a nearby bathroom.Īfter what the girl claimed had been a "clear and unmistakable attempt to rape her", the following day Mr Gadd "behaved entirely as normal", he said. 'Unmistakable attempt' The schoolgirl evaded Mr Gadd's advances only after she moved away from him in the bed, and fell into a protective "cocoon" of tucked-in sheets and blankets, jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told. He denies seven counts of indecent assault, one count of attempted rape, and two other sexual offences. Mr Gadd, from London, denies the allegations, dating from 1975 to 1980. Prosecuting, John Price QC said the 70-year-old - real name Paul Gadd - had given an Easter egg to the girl the morning after the alleged incident. The prosecution opened its case against the former glam rock singer, who faces 10 charges relating to alleged sex offences against three girls. Gary Glitter, who is standing trial under his real name, Paul Gadd, arrives at court Gary Glitter crept into a schoolgirl's bed and tried to rape her at the height of his fame, a court has heard. Press enter to return or tab to continue. ![]() Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Advertisement 19 January 2015 Last updated at 15:10 ET Share this pageīy Emily Straton and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, London
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