Gary Glitter, the British glam rock singer whose music remains to be frequently performed at U.S. sports activities occasions, pleaded not responsible at a London courtroom on Wednesday to 4 counts of indecently assaulting a woman greater than 4 a long time in the past.
The musician, whose actual identify is Paul Gadd, additionally pleaded not responsible to two counts of indecency and two of sexual activity with the identical lady when she was aged between 8 and 11 years previous.
Tony Baumgartner, the presiding decide at Southwark Crown Court, mentioned that Mr. Gadd would face trial beginning Nov. 22, 2027.
During the listening to, Mr. Gadd, 82, who appeared through video hyperlink from a jail in Devon, England, and wore a grey jacket and hat, confirmed his identify earlier than a clerk learn out temporary particulars of the counts and requested for his pleas.
When prosecutors and the police announced initial charges in July, they mentioned that the abuse occurred between 1978 and 1981 at a residential deal with within the Kensington district of London and that it concerned a lady who reported the accusations to the police early final 12 months.
The clerk mentioned that Mr. Gadd was accused of getting intercourse with the lady on at the very least 5 events.
Mr. Gadd, who was sitting behind a desk, mentioned “Not guilty” to every cost, though he mentioned, “Absolutely not guilty,” to two counts.
Under British regulation, it’s unlawful for the information media to report info that would establish somebody who has made such sexual abuse allegations, and so they have lifelong anonymity.
Mr. Gadd was a star of the glam rock period of the early Nineteen Seventies that additionally included acts like David Bowie and T. Rex. His 1972 hit “Rock and Roll (Part 2),” which reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, remains to be frequently performed at sports activities occasions within the United States. It additionally served because the soundtrack to a pivotal scene within the 2019 film “Joker.”