Former pop giant Boy George jailed for sex-related offence

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British musician George O’Dowd, also known as Boy George, arrives at Snaresbrook Crown Court, in east London, on January 16, 2009. The singer-turned disc jockey was convicted on December 5 at Snaresbrook Crown Court of detaining Norwegian escort Audun Carlsen, 29, who claimed he was beaten with a metal chain as he tried to escape the musician’s flat. Sentencing is expected later Friday.Photograph by: Shaun Curry, AFP/Getty Images

Former Culture Club frontman Boy George has been sentenced 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.

Source: theprovince.com