Disgraced paedophile pop singer, Gary Glitter has lost his Parole Board appeal to be released from prison.

The judgment follows a parole hearing held behind closed doors last month to assess the 79-year-old’s case.

Glitter, actual name Paul Gadd, received a 16-year prison sentence in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980.

He was automatically freed from HMP The Verne, a low-security prison in Portland, Dorset, in February of last year, having served half of his fixed-term determinate sentence.

Gary Glitter was returned to prison less than six weeks after being released, after authorities discovered he had violated his licence conditions by allegedly accessing downloaded photographs of children.

In a decision published on Wednesday, the Parole Board said: “After considering the circumstances of his offending, the lack of progress made while in custody and on licence, and the other evidence presented at the hearing, the panel was not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public.

“Rather, the panel considered that Mr Gadd was appropriately located in custody where outstanding levels of risk could be addressed.”

Parole judges review the cases of criminals who are recalled to prison to decide whether they should be re-released or stay behind bars for the rest of their sentence.

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