Boy George going to prison for abusing male escort [video]
”This offence is so serious that only an immediate sentence of imprisonment can be justified for it.”
Judge David Radford during the sentencing hearing of George O’Dowd — a/k/a former pop singer& DJ Boy George — who found guilty last month of imprisoning and using a chain to beat an alleged male escort he met online via Gaydar. O’Dowd who has a long history of controversy and drug-related problems has been sentenced to 15 months in prison which is a far greater punishment that his defense team and family had apparently been expecting. (Reuters UK)
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