Justice Tipples: Last News

Gary Glitter’s fears of dying behind bars look increasingly likely to be realised after he failed to compensate one of his victims. The paedophile singer is serving 16 years behind bars and may face a longer stretch after ignoring a High Court order to pay £508,000 to a woman he abused when he was 12.

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

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