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lawsuit filed against him in March this year by one of the three victims he was convicted of assaulting in the landmark 2015 case. The incidents originally took place between 1975 and 1980.

Gary Glitter been declared bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 to a victim he was convicted of sexually abusing, when she was 12.The disgraced glam-rocker (real name Paul Gadd) was convicted in 2015 of abusing the woman between 1975 and 1980, as well as two other young people, and was last year ordered to pay the victim damages of £508,800.The sum also included £381,000 in lost earnings and £7,800 for future therapy and treatment.Richard Scorer, head of abuse law at Slater and Gordon, the law firm representing the woman, confirmed 80-year-old Gadd had been made bankrupt, adding he had refused to co-operate and “continues to treat his victims with contempt,” reports BBC News.In a statement, he added: “We hope and trust that the parole board will take his behaviour into account in any future parole applications, as it clearly demonstrates that he has never changed, shows no remorse and remains a serious risk to the public.”Gadd was jailed for 16 years after his conviction in 2015, and released in February 2023 after serving half his sentence.He was returned to prison six weeks later after it was found he had breached his licence conditions by allegedly viewing downloaded images of children.At the time of the original hearing, the High Court heard that the woman had been unable to work for decades due to the abuse, and had suffered lifelong mental scarring.Judge Mrs Justice Tipples ruled at the time that she was satisfied the woman had not been able to find “any meaningful employment throughout her life” as a result, and awarded her damages for complex psychological therapy and treatment and loss of earnings.In her ruling, the judge also said Gadd had failed to acknowledge the compensation claim had been lodged

Two additional women are preparing to launch compensation claims against convicted child abuser Gary Glitter.

Former British pop singer Gary Glitter was on Tuesday ordered to pay a woman he sexually abused as a child more than $637,000 in damages.The 80-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, shot to fame in the 1970s as a “glam-rock” star before he was later repeatedly convicted and jailed for child sex crimes.Gadd was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2015 after being found guilty of indecently assaulting three girls in the 1970s.One of those three victims, who said she was 12 when Gadd raped and sexually assaulted her, sued the singer at London’s High Court for damages caused by the abuse.Judge Amanda Tipples on Tuesday awarded the woman $647,730 in damages after a hearing in March at which Gadd was not present or represented by lawyers.The damages awarded to the woman, who is now 60 years old and cannot be named as a victim of sexual abuse, included $485,400 for loss of earnings.Gadd could not be reached for comment. Earlier this year, he lost a bid to be released from prison on parole.Gadd was first jailed in 1999 for possession of child pornography and later moved to Cambodia, but was deported in 2002 due to suspected sex offenses.In 2006, a Vietnamese court convicted him of committing obscene acts with two girls aged 10 and 11 and sentenced him to four years in jail.

Gary 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.

Gary Glitter appeared in front of the parole board this week, with the convicted paedophile making a bid to be freed from prison.The 79-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in February 2015 after being found guilty of sexually abusing three young girls between 1975 and 1980.He was sentenced for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one for having sex with a girl under 13. During sentencing, Judge Alistair McCreath said he could find “no real evidence” that Gadd had atoned for his crimes.In February 2023, the disgraced star was automatically freed from prison after serving half his 16-year sentence.

Gary Glitter will now die behind bars after being recalled to prison just weeks after his release, the former head of Scotland Yard's Paedophile Unit has said. Mike Hames predicted the 1970s glam rocker, real name Paul Gadd, would now spend the rest of his life in jail as he will always represent a danger to children. The Probation Service confirmed on Monday that the 78-year-old paedophile was being recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions.

Gary Glitter is back in prison.

Gary Glitter will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being recalled to jail, the former head of Scotland Yard’s Paedophile Unit has said. Mike Hames said disgraced 1970s pop star Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, would always represent a danger to children and a return to custody was appropriate. The Probation Service said on Monday that Glitter was being recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions.

Paedophile Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison following an alleged breach of his licence conditions.The 78 year old, who had a string of chart hits in the 1970s, had been freed in February after being jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls. He left HMP The Verne – a low security category C jail in Portland, Dorset – following eight years behind bars, having served half of his 16-year sentence.

16 years in prison in 2015 after he was found guilty of sexually abusing three young girls, all of whom were under the age of 13, The Post previously reported. This time, he allegedly was caught trying to “access the dark web on his phone,” according to The Daily Mail.Glitter, who was born Paul Francis Gadd, was released in February after only serving half of his sentence.He was recently spotted in a bail hostel in the United Kingdom, where he was allegedly typing, “how to avoid detection when web browsing” on a cell phone, according to the Daily Mail.The outlet reported that Glitter will head back to the clinker on Monday because he breached the conditions that were agreed upon when he was initially released just last month.

Gary Glitter is back behind bars for breaching his bail agreement, a month after he was released from prison early.Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in February 2015 after being found guilty of sexually abusing three young girls between 1975 and 1980.He was sentenced for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one for having sex with a girl under 13. During sentencing, Judge Alistair McCreath said he could find “no real evidence” that Glitter had atoned for his crimes.Last month, Glitter was freed from prison after serving half his 16-year sentence.

Gary Glitter is in development at Netflix.The three-part series, currently under the working title Hunting Gary Glitter, will cover the singer’s life story and his later conviction for child sex abuse offences.Along with featuring unseen photographs and archive footage, the series will include access to the journalists who pursued Glitter over several years and alerted authorities to his whereabouts in South East Asia, leading to his arrest.The series is directed by Sam Hobkinson (The Confession) and produced by Cammy Millard (The Puppet Master). Production has been underway for a number of months.According to The Times, Amazon Prime Video and ITV also have documentaries in the works about the singer.Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in February 2015 after being found guilty of sexually abusing three young girls between 1975 and 1980.He was sentenced for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one for having sex with a girl under 13.

Naman Ramachandran A documentary series on disgraced former 1970s British pop star Gary Glitter is in the works at Netflix, the streamer has confirmed. The three-part series, with the working title “Hunting Gary Glitter,” will feature previously unseen photographs and archive footage and will cover Glitter’s life story and his later conviction for child sex abuse and a series of sexual offences. The series will have exclusive access to the journalists who pursued Glitter over several years across the world in order to bring him to justice and alerted authorities to his whereabouts in Southeast Asia, ultimately leading to his arrest. It will also feature conversations with victims of Glitter. It is directed by Sam Hobkinson (“The Confession,” “Misha and the Wolves,” “Fear City”) and produced by Cammy Millard (“The Puppet Master”).

Journalists’ hunt for disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has been confirmed as the subject of a new Netflix documentary.

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter will be released from prison early next year, according to a report. The 78-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years for attempted rape, unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault in 2015.

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