Former Culture Club frontman Boy George was sentenced on Friday to 15 months in jail after being found guilty last month of falsely imprisoning Norwegian male escort Audun Carlsen.
Tried under his real name George O'Dowd, the 47-year-old Briton denied the charge of false imprisonment at his London flat in April, 2007. After his conviction on December 5, judge David Radford had warned him that he faced a prison term.
But the length of the sentence was a surprise to lawyers who had expected a term of around three months, or even a suspended sentence.
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Showing posts with label Boy George. Show all posts
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1.16.2009
4.30.2007
Boy George is embroiled in yet another dramaBoy George is on bail while police investigate allegations that he kidnapped a male escort and chained him to a wall in his London home.
Auden Carlsen, 28, claimed he was grabbed by the singer and another man and chained up after the star invited him to his house in Shoreditch to pose for photographs.
Auden Carlsen, 28, claimed he was grabbed by the singer and another man and chained up after the star invited him to his house in Shoreditch to pose for photographs.
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