Justice Secretary Robert Buckland is believed to have the power to block the move, the paper reports.
He was later arrested under Operation Yewtree - a UK-wide police investigation into sexual abuse claims against a number of high-profile celebrities, including Jimmy Savile.īut, having now served seven years in prison, last week, Glitter was formally told by governors at The Verne that he had been earmarked for his move, according to the Sun. In 2006, in Vietnam, he was jailed for molesting two girls aged 11 and 12.Īfter serving his sentence in Vietnam, Glitter was deported back to the UK. Glitter was later deported from Cambodia on suspected child sexual abuse charges, before settling in Vietnam. He was also charged at the same time, but acquitted, of sexual activity with an underage girl in the 1970s.
Horror of pop paedophile Gary Glitter’s victims as it emerges he could walk free in months 'It’s terrifying to think he might soon be free, even though he is on the other side of the world from me.' The woman, now 26, but who was sexually assaulted by Glitter in the south-east Asian country when she was just 10, told the Sun: 'He will always be a terrible danger to young girls. He will also remain on the sex offenders' register for life.īut the thought of Glitter being released has sparked anger from one of his victims in Vietnam - where the singer was separately jailed for child sex offences.
However probation staff could still decide to keep him in prison if they believe him to be a risk to children.Īnd even if he is released he would still be under conditions and eligible to recall until his full 16 year sentence has been served. The singer was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for indecently assaulting young girls.Īnd it was originally thought Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, would die in prison.īut he could be eligible for day release within weeks, and be allowed a full release from next year, according to the Sun. It comes as the Sun reports that the disgraced star could be allowed to move from HMP The Verne in Portland, Dorset, to an open prison 'within weeks'. The victim, known only as Diem, today claimed the sex offending singer, 77, 'will always be a terrible danger to young girls'. Also Read Michael Jackson's Sexual Abuse Film Leaves Everyone Aghast