A victim of Gary Glitter is suing the convicted paedophile for psychiatric damage caused by his abuse. The claim has been brought by one of Glitter’s victims, who he was convicted of abusing, along with two others, in 2015 for incidents that took place between 1975 and 1980. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, is seeking compensation for the psychiatric damage suffered when she was 12 years old. The lawsuit arises from “serious sexual abuse and assault committed on her by the defendant,” according to her lawyer.
The victim has received clinical diagnoses, including complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and has presented a clinical psychologist’s report detailing the ways in which Glitter’s abuse has affected her mental health, relationships, education, and employment. During the hearing, her lawyer told the judge overseeing the case that the abuse had “profound and long-lasting consequences.”
The case was heard in London, but Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, did not attend and was not represented. The plaintiff had previously secured a “default judgment,” ruling in her favour over Gadd’s liability. The judge will now decide the level of compensation the woman could receive, and the hearing was adjourned until March 27 to ensure Gadd had the opportunity to respond.
Glitter, who had several chart hits in the ’70s, was arrested and imprisoned for possessing thousands of images of child abuse. He was later expelled from Cambodia in 2002 following reports of sex crime allegations and was convicted in Vietnam of sexually abusing two girls aged 10 and 11 in 2006. The latter saw him spend two and a half years in jail. Further allegations against the musician came to light when he was arrested under Operation Yewtree, an investigation by the Metropolitan Police following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
Last month, a parole board denied Glitter release from prison, where he is serving a 16-year sentence for the abuse for which he was convicted in 2015. The 79-year-old was recalled to jail less than six weeks after being released halfway through his sentence for breaching his licence conditions
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