Garry Glitter, the singer, was convicted and jailed in 2015 for attempted rape, 4 counts of indecent assault and 1 of having sex with a girl under 13. After being freed from prison in February, half-year through his 16-year prison sentence, Glitter was called back on Sunday for breaching license conditions, as per reports.
Glitter, who rose to fame in the seventies with his glam rock songs, has faced a host of allegations over the years. Starting in 1997, when child pornography was found in the computer, to multiple instances of abusing underage girls between 1999 till 2015, when he was finally given the prison sentence.
In light of his recent recall to prison, here’s a look at the times he was accused of pedophilia and, in most cases, was convicted.
In 1999, Garry Glitter was arrested in the UK on suspicion of sexually assaulting a young girl. He was released on bail but later arrested again on suspicion of sexual offenses against two underage girls. He was subsequently convicted of these offenses in 1999 and sentenced to four months in prison.
In 2002, Garry Glitter was arrested in Vietnam on suspicion of sexually abusing two girls aged 10 and 11. He was later convicted of these offenses and sentenced to three years in prison.
In 2006, Garry Glitter was arrested in Cambodia on suspicion of sexually abusing underage girls. He was later convicted of these offenses and sentenced to three years in prison.
When judge Alistair McCreath sentenced him to 16 years in 2015 at Southwark Crown Court in London, UK, she said, that Glitter has “shown no remorse” for his actions and that his behavior had been “appalling” and “beyond belief”.
