Paedophile Gary Glitter could reportedly walk free from prison in a matter of weeks.
Paedophile Gary Glitter could walk free from prison in a matter of weeks, it has been reported.
The former pop star was jailed in 2015 for 16 years for attempted rape, unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault.A Ministry of Justice source cited by the Sun said the high-profile case does not have to be reviewed by the parole board as he was sentenced to a determinate term.‘It simply means that as soon as his sentence is over, he is free to walk out of the prison gates.
He was then trialed in London for sexually abusing three children between 1975 and 1980, having also served time in 2006 for molesting girls in Vietnam. During the hearing the court heard how Glitter tried to rape an eight-year-old girl while at the height of his fame and popularity in 1975.The terms of the licence can include staying in an approved premise, obeying a curfew and having GPS tagging, not having unsupervised contact with children and restrictions on internet usage.
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