Garry Glitter (Paull Gadd)
1999: ex-girlfriend Allison Brown, now 35, accused Glitter of befriending her as an 11-year-old fan and forcibly taking her virginity when she was 14 and he 39. Gadd denied the charges. He had very public romances with Roald Dahl's daughter Tessa (aged 17) and nubile TV presenter Denise Van Outen (aged 16) -- Gadd was soon convicted of possessing more than 4,000 child-porn images downloaded from the Internet. Now 60 and prone to wearing eight-inch heels and a wig, Gadd lives with his 27-year-old fiancée in Cuba.

Jonathan King (Kenneth King)
British pop impresario Jonathan King has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was found guilty of molesting schoolboys.King "exploited his celebrity" to lure the boys to his central London home where he seduced them with sexy pictures of girls, the Old Bailey criminal court heard.The 56-year-old record producer and former pop star was found guilty on September 27 of six charges of sexual assault involving five boys aged between 14 and 15 between 1982 and 1987.

Jerry Lee Lewis
1958: on the eve of his 37-day U.K. tour, the British press are shocked to discover Lewis' new bride was not only the daughter of his bass player, but was also Lewis' cousin, and was only 13-years-old. Lewis by then had gone through two marriages by the age of 22. British crowds were aggressive, calling him a "cradle robber." After only four days the British tour was cancelled and Lewis return to America. Lewis' marriage to Myra lasted 13 years, but two subsequent wives die in mysterious circumstances adding extra impact to Lewis' longtime nickname -- "The Killer."

John Leslie
December 6, 2002: TV presenter John Leslie was arrested over an allegation of rape and two further allegations of indecent assault. The presenter,37, who strenuously denies the allegations, was released without charge following several hours of questioning. He was bailed until January. It is understood one woman alleges she was raped in south-west London in 1998. Another woman alleges she was indecently assaulted by Leslie in the same part of London in 1997. The third woman alleges she was indecently assaulted by Leslie in London last year.

Pete Townshend
Tuesday January 14, 2003: Townshend arrested over child porn Scotland Yard detectives last night released Pete Townshend on bail after earlier arresting him on suspicion of possessing and making indecent images of children following the rock star's admission that he paid to enter an internet site containing child pornography

Matthew Kelly
The TV presenter Matthew Kelly was arrested on January 15, 2003 over allegations that he sexually abused teenage boys. The 52-year-old was arrested in Birmingham and taken to a Surrey police station, where he will be held until officers begin questioning him.

Michael Jackson
1939: Allegations were made against Jackson that he sexually abused a 13-year old boy and the police were called in. With the threat of a grand jury looming and the potential damage to his career and superstar image, Michael Jackson settled out of court with the boy's family for an estimated $20 million and the criminal proceedings were dropped in 1994. It has been claimed that his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley in May 1994 was a publicity stunt to improve his image.