Posted on 11/21/2005 12:45:27 PM PST by Borges
Gary Glitter could face death by firing squad after he was accused of having sex with a girl aged just 12, Vietnamese police have said.
Glitter allegedly had sex with a 12-year-old girl Two girls, aged 12 and 18, told police they had sex with the former singer - real name Paul Francis Gadd - at his rented home in the southern resort of Vung Tau in Vietnam.
Under Vietnamese law, sexual contact with a minor carries varying degrees of penalties, depending on the charge.
"Obscene acts with a child can lead to up to 12 years in prison while child rape carries the maximum penalty of death before a firing squad," a Vietnamese police officer said.
"Having sex with a 12-year-old girl, regardless of whether he had her consent, is still considered child rape under Vietnamese law".
The 61-year-old former singer was arrested two days ago at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City as he tried to flee the country.
He left his rented home in Vung Tau a week ago amid allegations about his relationships with two teenage girls.
Glitter has been taken back to Vung Tau for further investigation by the police.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the arrest of a British national and consular support is being provided."
Glitter was convicted in Britain in 1999 of possessing child pornography and served half of a four-month jail sentence before being released.
Actually, Louisiana has the death penalty for both Murder-1 and forcible rape of a person under the age of 12.
Yeah, that is one of the only song's lyrics that I have fully memorized.
What a dope. Everybody knows if you want to sleep with a 12 year old girl, you go to Cambodia or Thailand! Those Vietnamese are savages with a well documented history of brutal justice. You can get such a good quality date in the domino parlors of Phnom Penh, or the Karaoke bars in Bangkok, which is just a hop skip and a jump from Vung Tau.
Anyways, a lot of those youngsters in Vung Tau have syphilis, and not the normal kind that gets cleared up with some penicillin. This is a super syph that gives you flaming urinations and you've got to use Telithromyacin to get it cured.
No, the lovely young strumpets form the other indo-china regions are the way to go... or so I've been told. (If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry, it was probably sarcasm)
What he's doing anywhere but Thailand is beyond me.
Secondly why would I have a reason to care?
If this person, and I use the term loosely, chooses to get into bed with girls that are not at least visibly over the age of consent, as regards their physical development, he deserves what he gets.
If you know what you are looking for, it is nearly impossible to mistake a girl for a woman. I prefer women.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
I strongly suspect that standards of evidence and due process in a Vietnamese (i.e., Communist) court are not at the level of those in the USA or the UK, and I hope that his case is closely followed to ensure that he gets a fair trial. That said, if he did have sex with a 12-year old girl...may G-d have mercy on his soul.
Charlie has the right idea for a change.
Or.......
AAAAA!!!!!! MY EYES!
I'm glad to see that "Molesting Kids, Pt. 2" isn't working out so well for him.
I hope the VC pop a cap in him.
A true commie lover.
Beautiful. It's what we should do.
If only Vietnam could get their hands on Micheal Jackson!
You've probably heard his one claim to fame--Rock and Roll Pt. 2--at a sporting event.
Guitar riff--"HEY!"--guitar riff
Guitar riff--"HEY!"--guitar riff
But is it ever implemented? I bet the Vietnam chapter of the ACLU doesn't have a legal leg to stand on...literally.
I always thought it was rich that the NBA and NFL pay homage to this pedophile nearly every time they play a game.
It's not like the don't know he's a perv.
He did it multiple times in the UK and did time for it.
Then, as soon as he was released, he decided to relocate permanently in Southeast Asia - the world mecca of illicit sex tourism.
As far as I see it, he is owed a bullet for the previous offenses anyway.
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