Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter ordered to pay half a million pounds to woman he abused

He was released last year, but recalled to jail six weeks later after breaching his parole conditions.

The woman sued Glitter and now a judge has awarded her the compensation after saying she was subjected to abuse “of the most serious kind”.

The court was told she hadn’t worked for decades due to the trauma of being repeatedly raped and “humiliated” by the singer.

The payout includes £381,000 for lost earnings and £7,800 for future therapy.

Her barrister said Glitter’s abuse had a “dramatic and terrible impact” on her work, education and personal life.

“She felt totally ashamed,” said judge Mrs Justice Tipples.

“She would scrub herself in the bath daily and this included, on occasion, using a pumice stone to ‘scrub her face off’, and she did not care what she looked like. The claimant just did not want to look like herself.”

Glitter, 79, may have to pay even more as another hearing will consider legal fees and whether interest on the damages is due.

The convicted paedophile – whose real name is Paul Gadd – was released in February 2023 after serving half his sentence.

But he was back behind bars weeks later after reportedly trying to access the dark web and access images of children.

Source:   news.sky.com