The victims’ lawyer says Glitter has a “complete lack of remorse” and “contempt for his victims.”
Sex offender Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted in 2015 and has applied for parole seeking release from prison. The former British glam rocker underwent a closed-door hearing on Wednesday (January 24). The lawyer for one of his victims believes the 79-year-old has a “complete lack of remorse” and “contempt for his victims.”
16 years behind bars
Nine years ago, Gadd was sentenced to 16 years in prison for five counts of sexual abuse of minors and one attempted rape that he committed in the 1970s. After around half the time, in February 2023, he was released on parole under strict conditions, which is not uncommon in Great Britain. These requirements included, on the one hand, wearing an electronic ankle bracelet. On the other hand, he should inform the authorities if he enters into a relationship with a person who has a minor child.
A short time later, however, Gadd was taken back into custody after violating his probation. To what extent this was specifically the case is unknown.
As The Mirror reported, Gadd appeared before a parole board on Wednesday (January 24) to decide whether he should be released again. The hearing is said to have taken place behind closed doors.
“Further evidence of Gadd’s lack of remorse and contempt for his victims.”
Richard Scorer, a specialist abuse lawyer, said Wednesday of one of Glitter’s victims who was brave enough to testify: “She was not given the opportunity to read her statement.” Scorer and his client had tried to convince the parole board about Gadd’s lack of remorse to report. Accordingly, the convict “refused all cooperation” and “ignored court orders” after the client filed a claim for damages against the convict because of the “horrific sexual assaults he committed against her when she was 12 years old.”
According to the lawyer, further evidence of the lack of remorse is that the ex-musician is intentionally making the trial “even more stressful and traumatic” for his client.
A request to hold the hearing publicly was rejected in October. Scorer said at the time that his client was “very angry and frustrated” that the parole hearing would be held in camera.
He added: “Ultimately the basis of any decision will be unclear because no one will know what evidence the parole board considered.”
The Parole Board’s decisions are usually announced 14 days after the hearing unless the case is adjourned.