Ex-Village People policeman faces jail sentence

The Village People performing in 2002.

SAN FRANCISCO - Victor Willis, who helped make disco history by dressing as a policeman in the hit late-1970s band "Village People," has pleaded no contest to drug charges.

The co-author of the gay-themed group's thumping hits "In the Navy" and "YMCA", Willis was arrested in March on drug and gun charges. The arrest marked the latest in a series of troubles the musician has had with the law since leaving the band in 1980.

In a plea deal, he did not contest one count of drug charges and two other counts were dropped. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 1 and faces a possible prison sentence.

Willis was arrested last year on charges of possessing a gun and cocaine, but he disappeared after agreeing to a plea deal. Now he remains behind bars pending sentencing.

- REUTERS