The singer, known off-stage as Paul Gadd, is already facing legal action from one victim (Picture: Shutterstock)
Gary Glitter, the disgraced former glam rock singer found guilty of sexual abuse in the 1970s, risks losing his £6,000,000 fortune to his victims.
Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980.
He was released from jail last year and strapped with a GPS tag only to end up back behind bars for breaching his license conditions.
A victim of the Rock and Roll Part 2 singer, 79, has sued Glitter for hundreds of thousands of pounds – but may soon be making a fair few trips to the High Court.
An insider told The Mirror that other accusers will likely follow suit and take legal action against Glitter, putting his fortune and Regent Street penthouse on the line.
‘Glitter is a serial sex offender,’ they said.
He was sentenced to 16 years in jail nearly a decade ago (Picture: AFP)
‘There are three victims who all took part in the legal process through his trial. And he has offended people abroad.
‘There are feared to be more as well. His wealth and fortune, which is still vast despite everything, is being looked at.
‘He will be worried he will lose it all.’
In 2012, Glitter was arrested as part of an inquiry set up to investigate accusations of sexual abuse against scandal-riddled BBC host Jimmy Savile.
Glitter was convicted three years later on one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13.
He was released from HMP The Verne in Dorset last year, with justice officials deciding to let him carry out the remaining half of his 16-year sentence on probation.
Yet Glitter was sent back to prison within weeks for violating the terms of his protection – the Ministry of Justice did not disclose what the singer did, though tabloid reports suggested he viewed downloaded images of children.
The singer was briefly let out of jail only to violate the conditions of his probation (Picture: Mark Thomas/REX/Shutterstock)
With his sentence set to end in 2031, if released at full term, he would be 86.
Prosecutors at his trial described how he exploited his access to young fans as he soared to fame in the 1970s.
Judge Alistair McCreath said he found no evidence that Glitter had done anything to atone for his actions, and the impact of the three victims are words that will stay with him.
‘You did all of them real and lasting damage,’ the judge said in his sentencing remarks.
‘And you did so for no other reason than to obtain sexual gratification for yourself of a wholly improper kind.’
Echoing this, Richard Scorer, the victim’s lawyer, said his client was relieved to see Glitter return to prison.
The victim was abused by the performer when she was 12.
‘His conduct in the damages claim, where he has refused to engage with the court at all and has repeatedly ignored court orders, demonstrates that he has no remorse,’ he told The Mirror.
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