Convicted child sex offender Gary Glitter may face new sexual assault charges after an alleged victim contacted the police. Glitter, 82, whose real name is Paul Gadd, has been questioned in jail regarding alleged attacks that took place in the late 1970s and early 1980s against a woman who was under the age of 14, according to police.
He is accused of two indecent assaults and an assault at a property in Kensington, London. This new investigation into the disgraced musician could lead to him facing trial again, potentially resulting in him remaining in jail for the rest of his life. Glitter is currently held in a Vulnerable Prisoner Unit at HMP Channings Wood, a category C prison, with his current sentence scheduled to end in February 2031.
A source told The Sun that specialist detectives have interviewed Glitter, who has denied the allegations, reportedly claiming he has been "stitched up." The source added that Glitter understands the seriousness of the accusations and fears he will never be released.
Glitter was first jailed in 1999 for possessing thousands of indecent images of child abuse victims. After fleeing the country, he was expelled from Cambodia in 2002 amid reports of sex crime allegations. In March 2006, he was convicted in Vietnam for sexually abusing two girls aged ten and 11, serving two and a half years in prison.
He was again incarcerated in 2015, receiving a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. Glitter was denied parole in 2024 and 2025, with panels concluding he maintained an "uncontrolled interest" in children.
Glitter rose to fame in the early 1970s with hits like "Do You Wanna Touch Me," "I'm the Leader of the Gang," and "Rock and Roll." His music achieved chart success in the UK and US, with "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" reaching number one in 1973. While his song "Rock and Roll Part 2" was featured in the 2019 film Joker, rights holders ensured he received no royalties.
Glitter no longer owns the master rights to his songs, meaning he does not profit from their ongoing use.