Gary Glitter launches appeal bid over sex abuse convictions

Gary Glitter has begun an appeal bid after he was found guilty of sex abuse.

Lawyers for the singer have lodged papers at the Court of Appeal after he was convicted of a string of sex attacks on girls as young as eight.

A spokesman for the court confirmed it had received notice that Glitter was seeking permission to appeal in March.

Glitter was jailed for 16 years in February after a jury at Southwark Crown Court found him guilty of one count of attempted rape, one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault.

The court confirmed that the 71-year-old's appeal is against conviction although it is not known how many or which of the counts he is challenging.