Overview

• Gary Glitter, convicted in 2015 of sexually abusing three schoolgirls, has been declared bankrupt for not paying over £500,000 in damages to one of his victims.
• The awarded damages included £381,000 for lost earnings and £7,800 for future therapy and treatment, reflecting the victim's decades-long inability to work due to the abuse.
• The victim's legal team criticized Glitter for refusing to cooperate with the legal process and treating his victims with contempt.
• Lawyers have urged the Parole Board to consider Glitter's lack of remorse and accountability in any future parole applications, citing him as an ongoing public risk.
• Glitter, 80, remains in prison after breaching licence conditions in 2023, with his sentence set to expire in 2031.