BuffHello Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Vietnam may deport, not jail Gary Glitter Hanoi (dpa) - Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter, awaiting trial on child molestation charges in Vietnam, could be deported with no more prison time if he is found guilty, his lawyer said today. Lawyer Le Thanh Kinh said that he would ask the court to make expulsion, not prison time, the main sentence if his client is convicted at the trial, which is expected within the next two months. "There is a possibility that he will be expelled from Vietnam immediately after the trial. We are working towards making this happen," Kinh said by telephone Thursday. "If deportation is applied as the main punishment, he will be expelled from the country without serving any more prison time," he added. Glitter's lawyer two days ago admitted that he had paid 2,000 dollars each to the families of the two girls Glitter is accused to molesting in exchange for their cooperation in getting a reduced sentence. He said that Vietnamese law allows courts leeway to expel foreigners instead of imprisoning them. However, the prosecutor in the case said it is unlikely that Glitter, 61, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, would serve less than three years in a Vietnamese prison. "He committed lewd acts with more than one child so he will be subject to a sentence of between three and seven years," prosecutor Pham Dinh Cu said. The aging singer of such 1970s hits as "Rock and Roll (Part 2)" was arrested on November 19 in Ho Chi Minh City after several young girls in the nearby seaside town of Vung Tau, where he had been living, said he molested them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I don't think the lawyer is doing his client any favours with all these pronouncements. First he comes up with some BS about 'ghosts', then he tells the world about payments to girl's families. Now it's deportation. Seems to me after all the media attention the Viets will have to give him at least a year or two. Then kick him out after 6 months for medical reasons or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Bit like a soap opera...new twist every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Torneyboy said:Bit like a soap opera...new twist every day Or a Greek tragedy. It would make an interesting novel but it never will because of the subject matter. I'm thinking the lawyer may be smarter than I gave him credit for. He got GG off the rape charge which carried the death penalty. And he knows much more about how the Vietnamese judicial system works than I do. Still think he'll serve some time. Can't imagine what he'll do when he gets out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Go back to Cambo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Didnt he get expelled from Cambo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Go Back On Stage? ( ...to sing his Hit-Song "Hello Hello, I'm Back Again" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 or "Leader of the Pack". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 If he went back to the UK would he face any charges there from his overseas 'activities'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 The US govmt has said it will prosecute paedophiles for acts done in other countries. Don't know about the UK, but I expect it may be the same ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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