Gary Glitter facing lawsuit from victim over psychiatric damage caused by abuse
nme.comGary Glitter is being sued by one of his victims over the psychiatric damage caused by his abuse.The claim has been brought against the disgraced pop singer by one of his victims.
He was convicted of abusing her and two other young victims in 2015, with the incidents taking place between 1975 and 1980.In the lawsuit, the victim, who has not been publicly identified, is seeking compensation for the psychiatric damage she suffered at his hands when she was just 12 years old – with her lawyer describing it as “the worst kind” of abuse.“What we have is severe and profound consequences as a result of abuse that I think is fair to say is of the worst kind,” her lawyer, Jonathan Metzer, told the court during a hearing in London yesterday (March 5) according to The Guardian. “In summary, it has had profound and long-lasting consequences for my client’s life ever since.”Glitter – whose real name is Paul Gadd – did not attend the London hearing and was not represented by a lawyer.
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