Gary Glitter told to pay victim £508,000 damages
Convicted sex offender Gary Glitter has been ordered to pay more than £500,000 to a victim he abused when she was 12 years old.
A High Court judge ruled that Glitter - whose real name is Paul Gadd - subjected the claimant "to sexual abuse of the most serious kind".
The woman brought her claim after Glitter was convicted in 2015 of abusing her and two other young people between 1975 and 1980.
The disgraced pop star was jailed for 16 years and released in February last year after serving half his sentence. He was returned to prison six weeks later after it was found he had breached his licence conditions by reportedly trying to view downloaded images of children.
In a 13-page ruling released on Tuesday, High Court judge Mrs Justice Tipples said the woman was entitled to damages of £508,800.
"There is no doubt that the claimant was subject to sexual abuse of the most serious kind by the defendant when she was only 12 years old and that has had very significant adverse impact on the rest of her life," Judge Tipples said.
The sum Glitter has been ordered to pay includes £381,000 in lost earnings and £7,800 for future therapy and treatment.
The court was told that as a result of Glitter's abuse the woman who brought the claim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - has been unable to work for decades.
Her barrister Jonathan Metzer said her experiences had a "dramatic and terrible impact" on her education, work and personal relationships.
-bbc
