**Gary Glitter Declared Bankrupt After Failing to Pay Damages**
Gary Glitter, the disgraced singer known as Paul Gadd, has been declared bankrupt after he failed to pay over £500,000 in damages to a woman he abused when she was just 12 years old. The woman sued Glitter following his conviction for assaulting her and two other schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. At 80 years old, Glitter was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2015 and was released in 2023, only to be recalled to prison less than six weeks later for breaching parole conditions.
### Court Ruling and Damages Awarded
A judge awarded the victim £508,800, which included:
– £381,000 for lost earnings
– £7,800 for future therapy and treatment
The judge described the abuse as “of the most serious kind,” highlighting the long-term trauma the victim endured, which prevented her from working for decades.
### Bankruptcy Proceedings
Glitter was declared bankrupt last month at the County Court in Torquay and Newton Abbot, Devon, where he is reportedly serving his sentence at Channings Wood prison. Richard Scorer, head of abuse law at Slater and Gordon, the law firm representing the victim, stated, “We confirm that Gadd has been made bankrupt following our client’s application. As he has done throughout, Gadd has refused to cooperate with the process and continues to treat his victims with contempt.”
### Ongoing Legal Issues
Scorer expressed hope that the parole board would consider Glitter’s behavior in any future parole applications, emphasizing that he shows no remorse and remains a serious risk to the public. Glitter’s criminal history includes a four-month jail sentence in 1999 for possessing around 4,000 indecent images of children, expulsion from Cambodia in 2002, and a conviction in Vietnam in 2006 for sexually abusing two girls aged 10 and 11, for which he served two-and-a-half years in prison. His sentence for the 2016 convictions is set to expire in February 2031.
### Conclusion
Gary Glitter’s bankruptcy highlights the ongoing consequences of his actions and the legal battles faced by his victims. Will justice continue to be served for those affected by his crimes?
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A: Gary Glitter was declared bankrupt after failing to pay over £500,000 in damages awarded to a woman he abused when she was 12 years old.
