Gary Glitter Ordered To Pay Victim Half A Million

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Convicted sex offender Gary Glitter has been ordered to pay at least £508,000 to a victim he abused when she was 12 years old. A High Court judge ruled that Glitter - whose real name is Paul Gadd - subjected the claimant "to sexual abuse of the most serious kind". The woman brought her claim after Glitter was convicted in 2015 of abusing her and two other young people between 1975 and 1980.

The disgraced pop star was jailed for 16 years and released in February last year after serving half his sentence. He was returned to prison six weeks later after it was found he had breached his licence conditions which included measures to prevent him accessing images of child abuse. In a 13-page ruling released on Tuesday, High Court judge Mrs Justice Tipples said the woman was entitled to damages of £508,800 - but there will be a further decision on adding interest to that sum. Gadd may also have to pay his victim's legal costs.



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