Paedophile Gary Glitter freed from jail after serving half of 16-year sentence
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Paedophile Gary Glitter has been released from jail after serving half of his sentence for sexually abusing three young schoolgirls. Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter, pictured in 2015 Glitter carried out his attacks on the girls – aged 12 and 13 – at the height of his fame, decades ago. Glitter found fame in the 1970s as part of the glam rock scene, scoring number-one hits with “I’m The Leader Of The Gang ”, “I Love You Love Me Love” and “Always Yours”. Glitter was found in possession of 4,000 child pornograpy images in the 1990s In 2002, he was expelled from Cambodia following reports of sex crime allegations, and in March 2006 he was convicted of sexually abusing two girls, aged 10 and 11, in Vietnam and spent two-and-a-half years in jail.