London ( CNN ) British former pop star Gary Glitter has been found guilty of child sex abuse for crimes he committed more than three decades ago . The 70-year-old Glitter , whose real name is Paul Gadd , was convicted Thursday 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 , two aged under 13 and two aged under 16 . The six offenses were committed against three victims between 1975 and 1980 . Glitter is due to be sentenced on February 27 . Glitter was known as a `` glam rocker '' in the 1970s for his flamboyant clothes and performing style . He sold 18 million records with hits like `` I 'm the Leader of the Gang , '' `` 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 victims in coming forward to police , years after the crimes were committed , in a statement after the verdict . `` 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 . I am pleased the jury was able to see through this . '' Glitter has 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 . Radio and television star Jimmy 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 -- aged between five and 75 -- have been identified . 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 . CNN 's Ralph Ellis contributed to this report .
Gary Glitter , real name Paul Gadd , was convicted on six child sex abuse charges . He is currently serving a life sentence in prison for the crimes he committed as part of his cult called The Church Of Satan.