UK Gary Glitter Denied Parole Again, Will Remain Behind Bars

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Gary Glitter Denied Parole Again, Will Remain Behind Bars

 

Disgraced former pop star Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, has been denied release from prison after the Parole Board rejected his latest bid for freedom. Now 81, Glitter remains incarcerated for a string of historic child sex offences, with the board citing continued concerns about the risk he poses to the public.

 

Glitter was originally sentenced to 16 years in 2015 for sexually assaulting three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. He was automatically released halfway through his sentence in February 2023, as per the terms of his determinate sentence. However, less than six weeks later, he was recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions after allegedly attempting to view child abuse material online. According to reports, this included efforts to access the dark web and download images of children.

 

A spokesperson for the Parole Board confirmed that the most recent review of Glitter’s case, conducted via a “paper review” rather than a hearing, concluded that he should not be released. “Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community,” the statement said. “A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims. Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.”

 

The singer’s full sentence is due to expire in February 2031, but he will remain eligible for periodic parole reviews, with the next date to be determined by the Ministry of Justice.

 

Earlier this year, Glitter was also declared bankrupt after failing to pay over £500,000 in damages to a woman who successfully sued him for abusing her when she was just 12 years old. She is one of many survivors of his long and disturbing history of abuse, which spans multiple countries and decades.

 

Richard Scorer, the lawyer who represented the woman in that civil case and who heads the abuse law and public inquiries department at Slater and Gordon, welcomed the Parole Board’s latest decision. “The Parole Board has made the right decision,” he told Sky News. “My client is relieved at this ruling but apprehensive about having to go through the merry-go-round of Gadd coming up for parole again, and the fear of him being let out on licence. This is unfair on victims and it would be better if they were assured that he would serve the rest of his sentence.”

 

Glitter’s criminal record extends beyond the UK. In 1999, he was jailed for four months after pleading guilty to possession of approximately 4,000 indecent images of children. He was deported from Cambodia in 2002 and later convicted in Vietnam in 2006 for sexually abusing two girls aged 10 and 11, serving two and a half years in prison.

 

Though no longer a figure in the public eye, Glitter’s continued imprisonment remains a matter of deep public interest due to the nature of his crimes and repeated attempts to reoffend. The Parole Board’s refusal to release him reaffirms its stance that public safety remains paramount.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Sky News  2025-06-19

 

 

 

 

[daveAustin]

Just hang the reprobate and be done with it. He is beyond rehabilitation and the ongoing costs to keep him locked up…

Alright capital punishment arguably costs more (and I guess needs to be legal again), but at least he’d be out of the news and victims get closure. 

[FlorC]

Give the old dude a break. He's 81 !

The way he looks now , no kid will come near him.