A recall to prison for the disgraced pop star Gary Glitter.
The 78-year-old’s 16-year prison sentence for child sex crimes was cut in half in February 2023, and he was finally freed.
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Why has Gary Glitter been recalled to prison?
Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, is once again behind bars for violating the terms of his release.
Because The Sun had received information that Glitter was discussing using the Dark Web, police checked his phone.
A spokesperson for the Probation Service stated, “That’s why we set tough licence conditions and when offenders breach them, we don’t hesitate to return them to custody,” when asked why Glitter was sent back to prison.
Because of the nature of their crimes, those convicted of sex offenses often face some of the most stringent post-conviction restrictions.
When was Gary Glitter released from prison?
After spending 8 years in prison for child sex crimes, Glitter was finally released in 2023.
Between 2015 and 2018, he was incarcerated in HM Prison Albany on the Isle of Wight. After that, he was transferred to HM Prison The Verne in Dorset and remained there until his release.
How long did Gary Glitter spend in prison?
Glitter was found guilty of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one count of having sex with a girl under the age of 13 in February 2015 and given a 15-year prison sentence.
It wasn’t the first time Glitter had gotten into legal trouble, though.
After admitting to downloading over 4,000 items of child pornography in November 1999, Glitter was given a four-month prison sentence and added to a UK sex offender register.
After being released, he left Cambodia and was eventually deported in 2002 on sex crime charges.
He spent the next two and a half years in prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing two young girls in neighboring Vietnam in March 2006.
When he entered the United Kingdom again in 2008, he was required to sign a sex offenders register.
