Gary Glitter ordered to pay more than £500,000 to woman he abused

A judge in a high court has ruled that the former pop star Gary Glitter, who is a convicted paedophile, must pay over £500,000 in compensation to one of the women whom he sexually exploited.

Paul Gadd, also known as Glitter, is facing a lawsuit following his conviction in 2015 for mistreating the plaintiff and two other youths from 1975 to 1980.

Earlier, she obtained a "default judgment" in her favor against Gadd's responsibility. Recently, Mrs Justice Tipples decided that the woman should be paid damages amounting to £508,800. In addition, the judge also ordered payment of interest on the damages, which would be approximately £84,000.

Glitter was not present at the court proceedings and did not have a legal representative. The court was informed that he did not participate in the civil case.

The judge's decision, which spanned 13 pages, confirmed that the plaintiff was undoubtedly a victim of severe sexual abuse perpetrated by the defendant when she was just 12 years old. As a result, the plaintiff's life had been profoundly affected by the traumatic experience.

According to Tipples, the female individual initiated legal proceedings due to enduring recurrent instances of rape and sexual assault from Gadd. Additionally, she was subjected to feelings of disgrace and coercion by him.

She went on to say: "The person making the claim expressed feeling completely embarrassed and would engage in the act of vigorously washing herself every day. This included, occasionally, using a tool made of volcanic rock to scrape away layers of skin from her face. Her appearance was of no importance to her, as she simply did not wish to resemble her own self."

According to Tipples, the sum of money they received is in the six digits which comprises £381,000 for the income they have lost and £7,800 for their expected medical treatments and therapy in the future.

Richard Scorer, the person in charge of abuse law at Slater and Gordon, who represents the victim, said: "The court has rightfully recognized the terrible abuse my client endured by granting this compensation. While no sum of money could ever compensate for the devastating sexual assault, this award is a step in the right direction towards acknowledging the harm done to my client, both in their childhood and adult life."

Gadd's rejection to participate in the procedure only shows that he has no regret at all, which we will inform the Parole Board if he tries for early release again. We will demand payment from Gadd and will keep assisting our client in this procedure.

During a court proceeding in March, the London high court was informed that the lady, whose identity cannot be made public for lawful reasons, was rendered incapable of working for a number of years as a result of the mistreatment she endured.

According to Jonathan Metzer, the lawyer representing her, Gadd's mistreatment resulted in significant negative effects on her education, career, and personal connections.

In 2015, Gadd was sent to prison for 16 years as he was found guilty of sexually abusing three young female students. He is due to complete his term in February 2031.

In February of last year, he was set free from HMP The Verne, which is a prison in Portland, Dorset, that has lower security measures. He only had to serve half of his fixed-term determinate sentence before receiving an automatic release.

Nonetheless, he was remanded in custody once again just a month and a half later because authorities discovered that he had violated the terms of his release by allegedly attempting to gain entry to the dark web and looking at saved pictures of minors.

In January, a hearing for possible release was held for Gadd. However, the Parole Board decided not to release him due to concern about his lack of remorse toward his victims. It was mentioned that he had not participated in any rehabilitation programs because he continued to deny his attraction to minors.