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Boy George trial under way in England

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George O Dowd better known as Boy George begins his first of five court ordered community service days working for the Department of Sanitation in New York on August 14, 2006. O'Dowd plead guilty in March 2006 to falsely reporting a burglary at his apartment.The officers found cocaine instead. .(UPI Photo/D.Van 
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Published: Nov. 24, 2008 at 7:33 PM

LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The man Boy George is accused of handcuffing to a bedroom wall is a model and escort the British pop star arranged to photograph, a court was told.

Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, is accused of falsely imprisoning Audun Carlsen in his London apartment after the two had a falling out over erotic pictures O'Dowd had taken of Carlsen last year after they met on the Gaydar Web site, the Daily Mail said the court heard.

Carlsen reportedly managed to escape a short time later and quickly notified police.

O'Dowd has denied the charges against him, the newspaper said.

Topics: Boy George, George O'Dowd
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