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BreakingNews.ie
9 hours ago
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- BreakingNews.ie
Gary Glitter refused prison release by parole board
Disgraced paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has had his bid to be freed from jail rejected. The UK Parole Board revealed it had made the decision not to release Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, after a paper review – where written evidence is examined. Advertisement Glitter, 81, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. He was automatically released from HMP The Verne, a low-security prison in Portland, Dorset, in February 2023 after serving half of his fixed-term determinate sentence. Less than six weeks after walking free, Glitter was put back behind bars when police monitoring showed he had breached his licence conditions by reportedly trying to access the dark web and viewing downloaded images of children. A spokesman for the Parole Board said on Tuesday: 'We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board refused the release of Paul Gadd following a paper review. Advertisement '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 judges review the cases of criminals who are recalled to prison to decide whether they should be re-released or stay behind bars for the rest of their sentence. Former pop star Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London (Anthony Devlin/PA) Glitter's last parole hearing happened in January 2024. If the Parole Board does not recommend him for release in future, he will walk free when his sentence expires in February 2031. Advertisement 'Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority,' the Parole Board spokesman added. '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.' In April, Glitter was made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of his victims, her lawyers said. Richard Scorer, head of abuse law and public inquiries at Slater and Gordon – who represents one of Glitter's victims, said the decision is 'absolutely right' but warned of the 'nightmare' his client faces each time the 81-year-old is up for review. Advertisement 'The decision made by the parole board is absolutely right,' Mr Scorer said. 'My client is relieved at this ruling but is understandably apprehensive about the continued nightmare 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 our clients could be assured that he would serve the rest of his sentence.'
The Independent
12 hours ago
- The Independent
Gary Glitter refused prison release by Parole Board
Disgraced paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has had his bid to be freed from jail rejected. The Parole Board revealed it had made the decision not to release Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, after a paper review – where written evidence is examined. Glitter, 81, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. He was automatically released from HMP The Verne, a low-security prison in Portland, Dorset, in February 2023 after serving half of his fixed-term determinate sentence. Less than six weeks after walking free, Glitter was put back behind bars when police monitoring showed he had breached his licence conditions by reportedly trying to access the dark web and viewing downloaded images of children. A spokesman for the Parole Board said on Tuesday: '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 judges review the cases of criminals who are recalled to prison to decide whether they should be re-released or stay behind bars for the rest of their sentence. Glitter's last parole hearing happened in January 2024. If the Parole Board does not recommend him for release in future, he will walk free when his sentence expires in February 2031. 'Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority,' the Parole Board spokesman added. '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.' In April, Glitter was made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of his victims, her lawyers said. Richard Scorer, head of abuse law and public inquiries at Slater and Gordon – who represents one of Glitter's victims, said the decision is 'absolutely right' but warned of the 'nightmare' his client faces each time the 81-year-old is up for review. 'The decision made by the parole board is absolutely right,' Mr Scorer said. 'My client is relieved at this ruling but is understandably apprehensive about the continued nightmare 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 our clients could be assured that he would serve the rest of his sentence.'
Sky News
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Disgraced singer Gary Glitter to stay in jail as parole bid refused
Gary Glitter will stay in prison after the Parole Board refused the disgraced singer's bid to be released. Glitter, 81, was recalled to jail less than six weeks after he was released halfway through his 16-year sentence in 2023 for breaching his licence conditions by allegedly viewing downloaded images of children. He was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment in 2015 after being found guilty of sexually assaulting three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. The Parole Board last year said it was " not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public" after a hearing held behind closed doors. A spokesman on Tuesday said his release was refused again 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 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." Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, will be eligible for a further review at a date set by the Ministry of Justice. His sentence expires in February 2031. He was made bankrupt earlier this year after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to a woman who sued him for abusing her when she was 12 years old. Richard Scorer, head of abuse law and public inquiries at Slater and Gordon, who represented the woman, told Sky News the Parole Board has made "the right decision". He added: "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 was first jailed for four months in 1999 after he admitted possessing around 4,000 indecent images of children. He was expelled from Cambodia in 2002, and in March 2006 was convicted of sexually abusing two girls, aged 10 and 11, in Vietnam, where he spent two-and-a-half years in prison. Glitter was automatically released from HMP The Verne, a low-security prison in Portland, Dorset, in February 2023 after serving half of his fixed-term determinate sentence. But he was back behind bars weeks later after reportedly trying to access the dark web and images of children.
Daily Mirror
17 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Pop paedophile Gary Glitter to remain in jail after losing latest parole bid
The disgraced former glam rocker will remain behind bars after the Parole Board turned down his latest request to be released over his jail term for raping and abusing three schoolgirls Pop paedophile Gary Glitter has lost his latest bid for freedom and will stay in jail for at least another two years, the Parole Board has revealed. The disgraced 80-year-old was jailed in 2015 for the sexual abuse of three schoolgirls and was released automatically in 2023 after serving half of his 16-year sentence. Glitter was recalled to HMP The Verne, a specialist sex offender prison in Dorset, within weeks after breaking his licensing conditions by allegedly downloading images of children online. And he's remained inside since March 2023, having been refused bail last year when it was ruled that he still posed a danger to children. His latest application for release was refused today by the Parole Board, the MailOnline has reported. A spokesperson said: "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 set to publish a written summary in the coming weeks explaining why it decided to turn down the application. In March the former glam rocker was declared bankrupt after refusing to cough up £508,000 in damages awarded by the High Court last year to a woman he raped when she was 12. Her lawyers at Slater and Gordon successfully launched an enforcement action. T he case appeared under Glitter's real name of Paul Gadd at Torquay and Newton Abbot county court in Devon. A trustee can now take over his assets, including his £2million penthouse in central London, and use them to pay the victim. A High Court judge ruled last year the woman was entitled to compensation to cover the time she has been unable to work and for the suffering Glitter caused. It is understood that at l east two more victims have since come forward to sue the singer. Documents filed at Companies House show a firm Glitter founded, now run by associates, has £137,873 in assets. It paid off the mortgage on his flat in Baker Street, central London. He is also understood to still be raking in royalties while in jail. Glitter sold millions of records and is thought to get royalties as a songwriter. It would mean he is earning each time his tunes are played on radio, TV or at a sports event. By 2013, he had reportedly earned £1million from 1995 Oasis track Hello, which uses part of his song Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again. He served two-and-a-half years in jail in Vietnam from 2006 for sexually abusing two girls, aged 10 and 11. Then at Southwark Crown Court in south London in the 2015 case, he was convicted of two indecent assaults and sex with a girl under 13 in relation to the woman who sued him. Richard Scorer, at Slater and Gordon, said after the compensation ruling last year: "Gadd's refusal to engage with the process proves his utter lack of remorse, something we will remind the Parole Board about if he makes another application for early release." The board last year found Glitter had not engaged in sex offender courses in jail and was not satisfied that his release "would be safe for the protection of the public".
Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Disgraced paedophile popstar Gary Glitter will stay in jail after his application to be released was refused
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.
