High court judge to rule on level of compensation awarded to woman sexually abused by pop star
One of Gary Glitter’s victims is seeking about half a million pounds from the disgraced musician in damages, the high court has heard.
The woman is suing Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, after his 2015 conviction for abusing her and two other young people between 1975 and 1980.
Continue reading...Lawyer of woman who was 12 at the time says ex-pop star’s crimes had ‘severe and profound consequences’
A victim of Gary Glitter is bringing a compensation claim against the former pop star over the psychiatric damage she suffered at his hands, a high court judge has been told.
The woman is suing Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, after he was convicted in 2015 of abusing her and two other young victims between 1975 and 1980.
Continue reading...Panel said it was not satisfied releasing former singer, jailed for sexually abusing girls, was safe for public
Paul Gadd, known as the former pop star Gary Glitter, has lost a bid to be freed from prison where he is serving a sentence for sexually abusing girls.
Gadd, 79, was automatically released from prison in February 2023, halfway through a 16-year sentence – but was recalled just six weeks later for allegedly viewing downloaded images of children.
Continue reading...Former pop star has been freed halfway through 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls
A woman who was sexually abused as a child by Gary Glitter believes his release, midway through a 16-year sentence, is “not the justice she was promised,” her lawyer has said.
There was outcry on Friday as the 79-year-old left HMP The Verne, a low-security category C jail in Dorset, after eight years behind bars for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.
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