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20
November 2005
Gary Glitter
Arrested In Vietnam
Former
glam rock star Gary Glitter has been
arrested in Vietnam where police want to
question him about alleged child sex
offences.
The
61-year-old was detained at Ho Chi Minh
airport as he tried to board a plane to
Bangkok.
An
immigration official recognised his name
from a newspaper article, state-controlled
media reported.
A
newspaper reported that police were
investigating Glitter over allegations of
"obscene acts with a child."
Police
said Glitter was allegedly involved with
two girls under the age of 18, but
declined to elaborate.
Glitter
was held on Saturday and taken back to the
Ba-Ria Vung Tau province where he had been
living.
Reports
suggest the singer, real name Paul Francis
Gadd, fled his rented home there a week
ago.
The
seventies rock star, best known for hit
single Rock and Roll (Part 2), has been
living in Vung Tau since March
2005.
Ministry
spokesman Le Dung said authorities had
interviewed a 15-year-old girl whom they
found in Glitter's home, and a police
manhunt for the rock star had reportedly
been extended to the Vietnamese city Ho
Chi Minh City.
"If
evidence of a (legal) violation is found
against Mr. Paul Francis, and especially
evidence of sexual child abuse, I believe
that very strict legal measures will apply
to him," said Mr Le Dung.
Under
Vietnamese law, the charge of obscene acts
with a minor carries a penalty of one to
five years in jail.
Earlier
this week, the Foreign Ministry said
officials had confirmed that Glitter had
applied for permanent resident status in
Vietnam.
Glitter
was expelled from Cambodia in 2002,
although no specific reason was given for
his deportation.
He was
convicted in the UK in 1999 of possessing
child pornography and served two months in
jail.
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