EXCLUSIVE Disgraced paedophile popstar Gary Glitter will stay in jail after his application to be released was refused

Daily Mail​

17-06-2025

Gary Glitter will stay in jail for another two years after being told today that his application to be released from prison had been rejected.
The shamed singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980.
The 80-year-old was automatically released from HMP The Verne - a low-security prison in Portland, Dorset - in February 2023 after serving half of his 16-year fixed-term determinate sentence.
But just six weeks after walking free, he was dramatically taken back for breaching his licence conditions by allegedly viewing downloaded images of children.
And he's remained inside since March 2023, having been refused bail in February 2024 when it was determined he remains a risk to children, who he had a 'sexual interest in'.
Glitter's latest appeal was refused today and a spokesperson for the Parole Board confirmed: 'We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board refused the release of Paul Gadd following a paper review.
'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.
'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.
'Under current legislation he will be eligible for a further review in due course. The date of the next review will be set by the Ministry of Justice.'
The Parole Board is due to release a written summary explaining why it decided to turn down the appeal, which MailOnline can reveal was only heard based on 'papers,' or Glitter's prison documentation and police reports.
The three-person board conducted the parole hearing earlier this month.
Glitter was not given the opportunity to address the parole panel personally via a zoom call from prison.
It is believed he is held at HM Prison Risley, Warrington, Cheshire, which specialises in holding male sex offenders.
The panel also had to assess extensive reports by psychiatrists.
The February 2024 appeal heard that Glitter was recalled to prison after he used a smartphone to watch videos of young girls on the dark web whilst in a bail hostel.
The summary of the decision to keep Glitter behind bars stated Glitter still had a perverted sexual interest in children which 'could not be safely managed'.
'The panel examined in detail the evidence for such interests at the point of offending and subsequent to conviction. It found on the evidence that at the time of the offending, and while he was on licence,' the board said
'Mr Gadd had a sexual interest in underage girls. There was also concern about the lack of victim empathy which he had continued to show.
'Evidence was presented at the hearing regarding Mr Gadd's progress and custodial conduct during this sentence. Since his recall, his behaviour in prison was reported to have been generally good.'
It continued: 'At no stage during his sentence had Mr Gadd undertaken accredited programmes or other training interventions to address his offending, due to ineligibility of a programme and the unsuitability of other programmes because of his denials.
'His probation officer advised that Mr Gadd's risks could not be safely managed in the community at this point. An in-depth assessment would be needed to ascertain suitable treatments which might reduce his risk in future.'
Glitter's fall from grace began in the late 1990s when he was convicted for possessing thousands of child abuse images and was jailed for four months in 1999.
In 2002, he was expelled from Cambodia amid reports of sex crime allegations, and in March 2006 he was convicted of sexually abusing two girls, aged ten and 11, in Vietnam and spent two and a half years in jail.
The offences for which he was jailed in 2015 came to light as part of Operation Yewtree, the Metropolitan Police investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.