21-03-2005, 21:26
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King to go free
BBC News
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Jonathan King 'free on Thursday'
Pop mogul Jonathan King will be freed on parole on Thursday after serving less than half of a seven-year term for sexually abusing boys, his lawyer says.
King, 60, had been given a release date of 29 March from Maidstone Prison, but this has been brought forward, said lawyer Giovanni di Stefano.
King's time being interviewed after his arrest has been included in his term.
King was jailed in 2001 for four indecent assaults and two serious sexual offences on boys aged 14 and 15.
Media reports
Mr di Stefano said: "The Parole Board has told me he will be let out on parole on Thursday morning between 0800 and 0830, subject to confirmation from Surrey Police."
The police were "confirming" the amount of interview time, he said.
The lawyer said his client had told him of some of his future plans.
"He intends to go back to his home in west London and get back to work. He said he wants to write a musical about Cole Porter."
King was charged for offences committed between 1983 and 1989 after an investigation by Surrey Police.
He denied the charges at his trial and has never admitted his guilt.
Last month, Mr di Stefano said King hoped to see his conviction quashed.
Newspaper reports suggested King's victims had been told he had not been granted early parole and would have to serve his full term unless he accepted his guilt.
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3 years 4 months for 6 offences
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