Former pop star Gary Glitter was released from prison in England on Friday after serving half of a 16-year prison sentence for sexually abusing three girls in the 1970s.
The 79-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, has been released from a prison in Dorset, in south-west England. It is common for offenders in the UK to be released halfway through their sentences and then released on probation.
“Sex offenders like Paul Gadd are closely monitored by police and the Probation Service and face some of the most stringent licensing conditions, including the affixing of a GPS tag,” the Justice Ministry said in a statement. “If the offender breaches these conditions at any time, they can go back behind bars.”
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The singer was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual relations with a girl under the age of 13.
Former British pop star Gary Glitter arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London February 4, 2015. He was released from prison in England on February 3, 2023, after serving half of a 16-year prison sentence. years.
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Glitter was arrested in October 2012 under Operation Yewtree, the national investigation launched in the wake of the child abuse scandal surrounding the late BBC actor Jimmy Savile.
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Glitter is best known for the hit “Rock & Roll (Part 2),” released in 1972, but fell out of favor after being convicted on child abuse charges in Vietnam.
