The Allegations Were First Reported to the Metropolitan Police on 9 January 2025, and Gadd Was First Interviewed on 22 July Last Year

Gary Glitter, the former singer whose real name is Paul Gadd, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday via video link from prison to deny four historical sex offence charges dating back to 1978. The 82-year-old, dressed in a blue shirt and wearing sunglasses, appeared from HMP Channings Wood in Devon for the 11-minute hearing, speaking only to confirm his name and date of birth. The charges relate to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14, involving one alleged victim, with offences said to have occurred between 1978 and 1981 at a residential address in Kensington. Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay KC told the court that Gadd said in a police interview he did not know the complainant and that the allegations were false.

The complainant, aged eight to 11 at the time, lived near Glitter and says he gave her chocolate and invited her into his house where the offences occurred. The allegations were first reported to the Metropolitan Police on 9 January 2025, and Gadd was first interviewed on 22 July last year. He was remanded in custody and told to appear on 2 September at the Old Bailey in London.