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[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I feel like this was already common knowledge? Maybe he was never charged

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Gadd ‌is ⁠serving a 16-year prison sentence imposed in 2015 after he was convicted of sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. He was released on licence in 2023 but ​recalled to prison ​weeks later ⁠for breaching licence conditions. He was first jailed in 1999 for possession of child pornography ​and later moved to Cambodia, but was deported ​in ⁠2002 due to suspected sex offences. In 2006, a Vietnamese court convicted him of committing obscene acts with two girls aged ⁠10 ​and 11 and sentenced him to ​four years in jail.

I'm not seeing the image of a man whose deep contrition has changed him here

[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Right, thanks. So these are new charges.

Guess I’m also pretty busted right now for not reading past the headline…

[–] borkborkbork@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

yeah long overdue

[–] Lucky_Acid@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

They really never change.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 days ago

It's always who you expect the least isn't it