Gary Glitter charged with child sex offences, to Old Bailey

The disgraced former pop star Gary Glitter has been charged with historic sexual offences against a girl who was between eight and 11 years old at the time. The 82-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court via videolink on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, and the case was sent to the Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey, for further proceedings.

Glitter faces four charges: one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14. The alleged offences are said to have occurred between 1978 and 1981 at his former home in the Kensington and Chelsea area of west London. Prosecutors allege that during this period, Glitter would give the girl chocolate and invite her into his house, where he then committed a number of serious sexual offences.

The complainant, who is now in her mid-50s and cannot be identified for legal reasons, first reported the allegations to the Metropolitan Police on January 9, 2025. Glitter was interviewed in connection with the investigation on July 22, 2025, and was charged last month. The police have stated the complainant is being supported by specialist...