Vietnam police say they have detained disgraced British rock star Gary Glitter for questioning after reports he has been living in that country with a juvenile.

The Vietnamese state-run youth newspaper reports Sunday that Glitter was arrested while trying to board a plane to Bangkok on Saturday.

Vietnam Arrests Rock Star Gary Glitter

A British tabloid and one of Vietnam's official newspapers, say the 61-year-old ex-rocker had been seen with girls as young as 15 at his villa in southern Vietnam.

Vietnam Arrests Rock Star Gary Glitter

Glitter, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was sentenced to four months in a British jail in 1999. He was found guilty of storing more than 4,000 images of child pornography on his computer.

Vietnam Arrests Rock Star Gary Glitter

Glitter is best known for the song , which is frequently played at sporting events.