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| Gary Glitter trial: Girl 'given champagne before assault' | Gary Glitter trial: Girl 'given champagne before assault' |
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| Singer Gary Glitter gave a 12-year-old girl champagne after a concert before inviting her to a hotel and having sex with her, a jury has heard. | Singer Gary Glitter gave a 12-year-old girl champagne after a concert before inviting her to a hotel and having sex with her, a jury has heard. |
| The alleged victim told Southwark Crown Court the assault happened in Leicester in 1977 after one of his performances. | The alleged victim told Southwark Crown Court the assault happened in Leicester in 1977 after one of his performances. |
| The woman, now aged 50, claims a similar incident took place in Birmingham when she was 13 years old. | The woman, now aged 50, claims a similar incident took place in Birmingham when she was 13 years old. |
| The 70-year-old former glam rock star - whose real name is Paul Gadd - denies 10 charges relating to three girls. | The 70-year-old former glam rock star - whose real name is Paul Gadd - denies 10 charges relating to three girls. |
| One count alleges he plied the girl with alcohol with the intention to "stupefy or overpower" her to have sex. | One count alleges he plied the girl with alcohol with the intention to "stupefy or overpower" her to have sex. |
| The woman told the court she went to the concert with her mother and both were invited back to Mr Gadd's dressing room. | The woman told the court she went to the concert with her mother and both were invited back to Mr Gadd's dressing room. |
| They were invited to return the following evening. | |
| "He gave us some Moet champagne," she told the court. "We had gold jackets and he signed his autograph on the jackets. | "He gave us some Moet champagne," she told the court. "We had gold jackets and he signed his autograph on the jackets. |
| "I had a few glasses of champagne. He was just talking and then he said to my mum it was quite busy but if we wanted to go back to the hotel with him, we could chat more." | "I had a few glasses of champagne. He was just talking and then he said to my mum it was quite busy but if we wanted to go back to the hotel with him, we could chat more." |
| They later went back to his suite. The woman said her mother appeared to be getting drunk and was persuaded to leave her alone with the singer. | |
| 'Hair phobia' | |
| She said her mother eventually left with a man, and Mr Gadd picked up a bottle of champagne and lead her to a bedroom. | |
| Jurors were told he tried to kiss the girl, prompting her to lift her hands to his head to push him away. | |
| She said the singer became angry, saying "he has got a phobia about people touching his hair". | |
| The woman alleged Mr Gadd then told her to undress, before pushing her down on to the bed. | |
| "My mum is gone, I don't know what she wants me to do," she told the jury. "She really loved this guy, so I am thinking I can't upset her," she told the court. | |
| "I was trying to be really grown up because I had been drinking and I had been smoking." | |
| The following morning her mother came to the room to collect her, she said. | |
| She told the court: "She stepped out of the room again and he [Mr Gadd] grabbed my hand, bought me over to him, gave me a kiss. Then he said 'You are a really clever girl, you got dressed before your mum came in." | |
| The court heard the woman did not report the matter to police until after her mother's death in 2012. | |
| "I couldn't talk about it with my mum, and I knew deep down she knew - over the years, I know she did," she said. | |
| Six of the charges Mr Gadd, from Marylebone, central London, faces relate to the woman. He is also accused of unlawful intercourse with a girl aged under 13, and four counts of indecent assault. | Six of the charges Mr Gadd, from Marylebone, central London, faces relate to the woman. He is also accused of unlawful intercourse with a girl aged under 13, and four counts of indecent assault. |
| He is also accused of two counts of indecent assault in relation to another fan. He is said to have assaulted the 13-year-old when he invited her to his dressing room after a concert in Watford between 1979 and 1980. | He is also accused of two counts of indecent assault in relation to another fan. He is said to have assaulted the 13-year-old when he invited her to his dressing room after a concert in Watford between 1979 and 1980. |
| A third woman told the court she was under 10 years old when the glam rock star allegedly climbed into her bed and tried to rape her in the mid-1970s. Mr Gadd faces two allegations relating to her. | A third woman told the court she was under 10 years old when the glam rock star allegedly climbed into her bed and tried to rape her in the mid-1970s. Mr Gadd faces two allegations relating to her. |