Child sex abuser King refused permission to appeal against sentence

POP mogul Jonathan King’s hopes of being freed from his seven-year jail sentence for sexually abusing boys were dashed yesterday when he was refused permission to appeal.

The Court of Appeal in London rejected argument that King’s convictions on six charges were arguably unsafe and that the sentence was “manifestly too severe.”

Mr Justice Holland said: “The key to this case is the exploitation by the defendant of the trust that 14 and 15-year-old boys placed in him on the basis of his fame and reputation.