Paedophile rock star Gary Glitter freed from prison
The former star was whisked out of a prison in the UK early on Friday morning.
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Disgraced paedophile Gary Glitter has been freed from prison.
The former star was whisked out of a prison in the UK early on Friday morning, The Sun reported.
It’s Glitter’s first taste of freedom since 2015.
He will be monitored and have to abide by strict conditions.
Glitter - real name Paul Gadd - was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sex crimes against a girl under 13.
The Sun was first to reveal that Glitter was due to be released within weeks.
He must tell police seven days in advance of any foreign travel, and officers can veto any trip if they fear a risk of further offences taking place.
The sex predator will also have to wear a tag and tell police if he enters into a relationship with someone who has a child under 18.
Glitter was at the height of his fame when he preyed on his vulnerable victims who thought no-one would believe their claims over that of a celebrity.
He attacked two girls, aged 12 and 13, after inviting them backstage to his dressing room, and isolating them from their mothers.
His third victim was less than 10 years old when he crept into her bed and tried to rape her in 1975. The allegations only came to light nearly 40 years later.
Sentencing the singer, Judge Alistair McCreath said all the victims were “profoundly affected” by the abuse.
He said it was “difficult to overstate the gravity of this dreadful behaviour” when referring to the assault on one victim, telling Glitter he was able to attack another “only” because of his fame.
The court heard there was no evidence Glitter had atoned for his actions after he was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault.
He later lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction.
Glitter’s fall from grace occurred years earlier after he admitted possessing 4,000 child pornography images and was jailed for four months in 1999.
In 2002, he was expelled from Cambodia amid reports of sex crime allegations, and in March 2006 he was convicted of sexually abusing two girls, aged 10 and 11, in Vietnam and spent two-and-a-half years in jail.
This story was originally published by The Sun and was reproduced with permission
Originally published as Paedophile rock star Gary Glitter freed from prison
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