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Gary Glitter has had his appeal against his conviction for historic child sex offences rejected in court.
The shamed paedophile star, who is said to have a net worth of around $8million and continues to make money from music royalties for his vast catalogue of songs, will be spending his Christmas in prison. Back in February, he was handed a 16 year jail term for child sex abuse cases dating back to the 70s and 80s - when a judge told him "it is difficult to overstate the depravity of this dreadful behaviour".
Now, the BBC reports that a court has ruled that the 71-year-old disgraced singer is too 'unsafe' to be released. His legal team argued that such media coverage rendered a fair trial impossible.
Glitter, real name Paul Gadd was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, one of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault. A judge ruled that the rape was 'so serious' that he be handed the maximum sentence.
He denies all charges.
In the late 90s, he was jailed for possessing child pornography. The former 70s glam rock sensation was jailed in Vietnam back in 2006 for molesting girls aged 11 and 12. Glitter was also the first to be arrested as part of Operation Yewtree - the investigation that launched in the wake of Jimmy Saville's sex crimes.
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