The Ministry of Justice had said on his release that he would face 'some of the strictest licence conditions' and that if he flouted them at any point he could go back behind bars.įollowing his relocation to the hostel, protesters gathered outside the accommodation reportedly shouting demands for him to be removed from their neighbourhood.

Gary Glitter is pictured in 2007 in Vietnam where he spent three years in prison for child abuse charges The prison recall followed calls for action after publication of a video obtained by The Sun on Sunday in which he says: 'So what do I do next? Let's try and find this Onion.' Now Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, will have to face a UK Parole Board hearing to determine if he is fit to be released. The sex offender was freed last month after serving half a 16-year term imposed in 2015 for sexually abusing girls aged under 13 during his pop heyday in the 1970s. He was filmed staring at the screen saying he was trying to find 'the Onion', a term for the infamous online realm which is used by paedophiles and other criminals as it is hard to monitor or trace users.Īs he was driven away from the bail hostel on Monday night under a brown blanket at 6.05pm, residents cheered, The Sun reports, with one saying: 'Good riddance! We don't want him back.' The paedophile, 78, was seen browsing on a smartphone in a bail hostel, breaking the licence conditions of his release. Shamed pop star Gary Glitter was recalled to jail after allegedly being caught trying to access the 'dark web' just 38 days after being freed.

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