LONDON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- British pop star Boy George was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison for holding a Norwegian male escort against his will in a London apartment.

LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- British pop star Boy George was found guilty of falsely imprisoning a man in his London apartment and likely faces time behind bars, a judge said.

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.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, June 14, 2008.

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- British pop singer Boy George has pleaded not guilty to charges he falsely imprisoned a male escort by chaining him to the wall of his London home last year.

LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Singer Boy George, aka George O'Dowd, was freed on conditional bail Thursday after appearing in a London court for allegedly chaining a male escort to the wall.

LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Entertainer Boy George has been charged in London with false imprisonment stemming from a complaint lodged in April by a 28-year-old man.

UPI almanac for Thursday, June 14, 2007.

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