Glitter Must Register as Sex Offender in UK

Judges makes order after rocker returns from Vietnam prison stint for pedophilia

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 22, 2008 4:29 PM CDT

(Newser) – A judge has ordered pedophile rocker Gary Glitter to sign Britain’s sex offenders’ registry within 3 days now that he’s back in the country, the Press Association reports. Glitter reluctantly returned to the UK after being released from a Vietnamese prison, after serving time on underage-sex charges. The 64-year-old is best known for the sports-arena anthem Rock and Roll Part 2.

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Rocker Gary Glitter tried to avoid returning to his native Britain after being released from prison in Vietnam, but was forced to the UK after Thailand and China denied him entry. (AP Photo)

Gary Glitter must sign the sex offenders' registry within three days, a British judge has ordered. (Getty Images)

Rocker Gary Glitter was freed after serving 2 years, 9 months of a 3-year sentence in Vietnam for molesting girls aged 10 and 11; he must now register as a sex offender in his native Britain. (AP Photo)

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Glitter Must Register as Sex Offender in UK