Child abuser and ex-rocker Gary Glitter returned to UK jail weeks after release
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- 14 Mar 2023
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Gary Glitter returned to custody after breaching licence conditions
Convicted paedophile and disgraced ex-rocker Gary Glitter was recalled to jail Monday, England's Probation Service said, just weeks after his release after serving half of a 16-year sentence.
The 79-year-old singer - who had a string of 1970s chart hits before being convicted in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls - had breached his release licence conditions, the service added.
Any subsequent re-release will be a matter for the Parole Board to consider.
Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was freed in early February from a low-security jail in Portland, southern England.
He was automatically released after serving half his sentence, but like all convicted sex offenders was subject to licence conditions.
In Gadd's case, these included being closely monitored by the police and Probation Service and being fitted with a GPS tag.
"Protecting the public is our number one priority," a spokesperson for the service said.
"That's why we set tough licence conditions and when offenders breach them, we don't hesitate to return them to custody." Read More…
