London ( CNN ) British former pop star Gary Glitter on Friday was sentenced to 16 years in prison for child sex abuse offenses he committed more than three decades ago . Glitter , 70 , whose real name is Paul Gadd , was convicted this month of one count of attempted rape of a girl under the age of 13 , one count of having sex with a girl under the age of 13 and four counts of indecent assault against girls . He was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court in London for the six offenses , committed against three victims between 1975 and 1980 . There is no statute of limitations for such offenses in the UK . Glitter was known as a `` glam rocker '' in the 1970s for his flamboyant clothes and performing style . He sold 18 million records with hits such as `` I 'm the Leader of the Gang ( I Am ! ) , '' `` I Love You Love Me Love '' and `` Rock ' n ' Roll . '' Detective Chief Inspector Michael Orchard of London 's Metropolitan Police praised the courage of the abuse victims in coming forward to police . `` Paul Gadd has shown himself to be a habitual sexual predator , who took advantage of the star status afforded to him by targeting young girls who trusted him and were in awe of his fame , '' Orchard said . `` His lack of remorse and defense that the victims were lying make his crimes all the more indefensible . '' Glitter was the first person to be arrested under the police 's Operation Yewtree , set up in 2012 in the wake of a flood of sexual abuse allegations against the late radio and TV star Jimmy Savile and others . Savile , who died in 2011 aged 84 , was revealed after his death to have been one of Britain 's most prolific sex offenders . British police say more than 200 victims -- between ages 5 and 75 -- have been identified . Glitter had been prosecuted previously on sex charges . In 1999 , he admitted possessing child pornography and was jailed for four months . While living in Vietnam , he was convicted of sex offenses against young girls and jailed for nearly three years before being deported to England . Glitter is the latest celebrity to be accused or convicted of historic sex offenses . Last year celebrity publicist Max Clifford was sentenced to eight years ' imprisonment for assaults on girls , while Australian entertainer Rolf Harris was jailed for five years for indecent assaults against four girls .
Gary Glitter is sentenced to 16 years in prison after being convicted of child sex abuse . The former `` glam rocker '' has been prosecuted previously on sex abuse charges .