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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. |
| The woman told the court she went to the concert with her mother, who was a bigger fan of the star than her. They were both were invited to Mr Gadd's dressing room and he suggested they return the following evening. | The woman told the court she went to the concert with her mother, who was a bigger fan of the star than her. They were both were invited to Mr Gadd's dressing room and he suggested they return the following evening. |
| Describing the next day's events, the woman told the court: "We had gold jackets and he signed his autograph on the jackets. | Describing the next day's events, the woman told the court: "We had gold jackets and he signed his autograph on the jackets. |
| "I had a few glasses of champagne.... 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 said to my mum it was quite busy but if we wanted to go back to the hotel with him, we could chat more." |
| At his hotel suite, her mother appeared to be getting drunk and was persuaded to leave her alone with the singer, she added. | At his hotel suite, her mother appeared to be getting drunk and was persuaded to leave her alone with the singer, she added. |
| 'Hair phobia' | 'Hair phobia' |
| She said after her mother left with a man, Mr Gadd picked up a bottle of champagne and led 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. | 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". | She said the singer became angry, saying "he has got a phobia about people touching his hair". |
| The woman alleged Mr Gadd told her to undress, before pushing her on to the bed. | The woman alleged Mr Gadd told her to undress, before pushing her on to the bed. |
| "My mum is gone, I don't know what she wants me to do," she told the jury. | "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. I was trying to be really grown up because I had been drinking and I had been smoking." | "She really loved this guy, so I am thinking I can't upset her. I was trying to be really grown up because I had been drinking and I had been smoking." |
| Her mother came to collect her the next morning, 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." | 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 jury heard the woman did not report the matter to police until 2013, a year after her mother's death. | The jury heard the woman did not report the matter to police until 2013, a year after her mother's death. |
| "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. | "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. |
| In cross examination, the woman agreed she had financial difficulties but denied inventing the accusations to gain compensation. | In cross examination, the woman agreed she had financial difficulties but denied inventing the accusations to gain compensation. |
| Public image | Public image |
| Defence barrister Sallie Bennett-Jenkins QC also challenged photographs the woman had produced to the court showing her and her mother with Mr Gadd backstage. | Defence barrister Sallie Bennett-Jenkins QC also challenged photographs the woman had produced to the court showing her and her mother with Mr Gadd backstage. |
| Ms Bennett-Jenkins suggested the pictures must have been taken before the singer performed. | Ms Bennett-Jenkins suggested the pictures must have been taken before the singer performed. |
| She said Mr Gadd did not use showers backstage "because, at that time, it was not known that he had lost his hair - he was pretty bald. And to have disclosed that would be to damage his public image." | She said Mr Gadd did not use showers backstage "because, at that time, it was not known that he had lost his hair - he was pretty bald. And to have disclosed that would be to damage his public image." |
| She added: "After the show, hot and sweaty, he would always get out of the club quickly, to go and repair the wigs that he wore." | She added: "After the show, hot and sweaty, he would always get out of the club quickly, to go and repair the wigs that he wore." |
| The other charges Mr Gadd, from Marylebone, central London, faces relating to the woman are unlawful intercourse with a girl aged under 13, and four counts of indecent assault. One count alleges he plied the girl with alcohol with the intention to "stupefy or overpower" her to have sex. | The other charges Mr Gadd, from Marylebone, central London, faces relating to the woman are unlawful intercourse with a girl aged under 13, and four counts of indecent assault. One count alleges he plied the girl with alcohol with the intention to "stupefy or overpower" her to have sex. |
| He is also accused of two counts of indecent assault of a 13-year-old fan. She is said to have been assaulted in his dressing room after a concert in Watford between 1979 and 1980. | He is also accused of two counts of indecent assault of a 13-year-old fan. She is said to have been assaulted in his dressing room after a concert in Watford between 1979 and 1980. |
| Two allegations relate to a woman who told the court she was under 10 years old when the glam rock star climbed into her bed and tried to rape her in the mid-1970s. | Two allegations relate to a woman who told the court she was under 10 years old when the glam rock star climbed into her bed and tried to rape her in the mid-1970s. |