The High Court ruling orders convicted sex offender Gary Glitter, also known as Paul Gadd, to pay more than £500,000 to a victim he abused when she was 12 years old. The judge determined that Glitter subjected the claimant to “sexual abuse of the most serious kind.”
The victim brought her claim following Glitter’s 2015 conviction for abusing her and two other young people between 1975 and 1980. Glitter, a disgraced pop star, was sentenced to 16 years in prison and released in February of the previous year after serving half of his sentence. However, he was returned to prison six weeks later for breaching his licence conditions by attempting to view downloaded images of children.
In a 13-page ruling released on Tuesday, High Court judge Mrs Justice Tipples awarded the woman damages totaling £508,800.
“There is no doubt that the claimant was subject to sexual abuse of the most serious kind by the defendant when she was only 12 years old and that has had very significant adverse impact on the rest of her life,” Judge Tipples said.
The amount Gary Glitter has been ordered to pay includes £381,000 in lost earnings and £7,800 for future therapy and treatment.
During the court proceedings, it was revealed that as a result of Glitter’s abuse, the victim who brought the claim – whose identity is protected by law – has been unable to work for decades. Her barrister, Jonathan Metzer, highlighted that her experiences had a “dramatic and terrible impact” on her education, work, and personal relationships.
