A famous old singer faced a judge in London today. His real name is Paul Gadd. People know him as Gary Glitter. The man is very old now. He sat in a prison room for the call. A video screen connected him to the court.
The singer listened to the court workers very closely. He wore a dark shirt for the video call. Police officers watched him from the room. He spoke clearly to the judge on the screen. He said he did not do any crime.
The Court Hearing
The judge asked the man many important questions today. The singer answered every single question in a loud voice. He told the court he is not guilty. His lawyers stood near him in the room. They helped him talk to the judge safely.
Court workers read the list of charges out loud. The charges come from a long time ago. Many years passed since those events took place. The singer shook his head at the screen. He told the judge the police made a mistake.
Trial Date Set
The judge listened to both sides of the case. He set a date for the big trial. The trial will start later this year. It will happen in a London court building. Reporters will sit in the room to write news.
Police officers investigated this case for many months. They talked to many people about the old days. The judge wants the trial to last two weeks. Lawyers will show paper evidence to the jury then. The jury will decide the final outcome later.
Past Crimes
This man was very famous in the past. He sang rock songs on big stages everywhere. Kids and adults loved his loud music then. People bought his shiny records in local shops. His songs played on the radio all day.
Then the police caught him doing bad things. Courts put him in prison many years ago. He stayed behind bars for a long time. Now he faces even more trouble with law. The legal system works slowly on these old cases.