Gary Glitter bragged about 'best time of his life' during sick trips to Asia

Daily Record

27-06-2025

Vile Gary Glitter 'showed no remorse' during a hospital stay as he talked about having 'the time of his life' while living in Asia wheen he was convicted of child sex attacks.
Twisted paedophile Gary Glitter described a trip to Asia during a period when he abused girls as "the time of his life", a hospital carer has revealed.
The woman, who looked after the disgraced former glam rocker during a hospital stay, said he showed no remorse for his crimes.
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She came forward after reading the Mirror's report about how th 81-year-old appeared to have finally admitted he poses a danger to young girls and agreed he should stay in jail, reports the Mirror.
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However, the healthcase support worker says she's not convinced after spending hime with the shamed rocker three years ago.
"The thing that stayed with me was that he had no remorse," she said.
"He was trying to make friends with the nurses, talking about being abroad in Cambodia and what a wonderful place it was with beautiful people and how he spent some of the best times of his life there.
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"I felt sick when I found out later he had been accused of abusing children over there. It was really chilling to reflect on what he said about his memories of those trips and then be told what he had done.
"That was what he was talking about when he said it was the best time of his life. He had no remorse. You would have thought he would have felt guilty about it but he was saying it was the best time of his life, it was chilling. It was like he doesn't know he's done anything wrong."
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Glitter was first jailed in 1999 after being caught with thousands of child abuse images. After completing his sentence, he moved to Cambodia, where he lived on and off before being expelled in 2002 amid claims he was trawling for child sex victims.
In 2006, he was jailed again in neighbouring Vietnam for abusing two girls aged just 11 and 12. In 2015, he was sentenced in the UK for sexually abusing three schoolgirls, he was freed in 2023 after serving half of his 16-year jail term.
However, within weeks of his release he was recalled to The Verne prison in Dorset - a sex offender unit - for breaching his licensing conditions by allegedly downloading images of children online.
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The pervert was an inpatient at Dorset County Hospital in 2022 for a knee operation. He was cuffed to the bed and under guard from two prison officers.
The hospital worker, in her 30s, said Glitter was a "demanding" patient, adding: "He was really pervy with the female hospital staff saying 'hiya sweetheart' and giving a wink. He had a well-groomed goatee beard and always wore yellow tinted sun glasses to try to look like a celebrity but he looked daft in a hospital gown."
Glitter agreed with the latest Parole Board decision to keep him in jail. It said he still has "an uncontrolled interest" in young girls and added: "He had accepted he should not be released at this time."
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He will be considered for parole again in two years – but could remain in jail until 2031, when he will be 87.
A psychological assessment last year found the former glam rocker "continued to evidence a sexual interest in young females and held attitudes that supported the sexual abuse of children".
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The report added: "It was recommended that he should engage with accredited programmes in custody designed to address sexual offending. After considering the full details of the case, the panel was not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protectiron of the public."
Glitter was declared bankrupt in March after refusing to pay £508,000 in damages to a woman he raped when she was just 12.
Her lawyers successfully launched an enforcement action. The case was at Torquay and Newton Abbot county court in Devon.
It means a trustee can now take over Glitter's assets, including his £2million penthouse in Central London, and use them to pay the victim. It is understood at least two more victims have since come forward to sue the former singer.
Documents filed at Companies House show a firm he founded, now run by associates, has £137,873 in assets. It paid off the mortgage on his flat in the capital. He is also understood to still be raking in royalties while in jail.
Glitter sold millions of records in the 1970s and is believed to get cash as a songwriter each time his tunes are played on radio, TV or at a sports event.