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Victims of Gary Glitter are seeking almost £500,000 in compensation from the pedophile former pop star for the psychological damage she suffered as a result of the abuse.
The woman is suing Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, who was convicted in 2015 of abusing her and two other young victims between 1975 and 1980.
The woman's lawyers told the High Court in London that she is seeking damages for the “severe and long-lasting effects” of the abuse she suffered when she was 12 years old.
She had previously secured a “default judgment” in her claim, a judgment in her favor regarding Glitter's liability.
During Wednesday's hearing, the court heard that the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been unable to work for decades as a result of the abuse.
The court heard that part of her damages included a claim of £20,000 a year for 40 years to cover the period she was unable to work, but any compensation could be reduced. Highly sexual.
Jonathan Metzer, representing the woman, said Glitter's abuse had had a “dramatic and horrific impact” on her education, work and personal relationships.
He told the High Court in London: “I can only imagine the deep pain felt by someone who has experienced such shocking abuse and suffered a sense of shame and worthlessness.”
The lawyer said his client was “plagued by remorse,” adding that his mother was a fan of Glitter's music.
“You might conclude that his status as a rock star created a huge power imbalance that he took advantage of,” Metzer said.
“There was an abuse of trust…her mother was deceived by the defendant.”
Mr. Glitter did not appear at the previous hearing, was not represented by an attorney, and the high court said Mr. Glitter had not previously been involved in the civil case. Mrs Justice Tipples said she would make a decision in early May.
This comes after the parole board rejected a proposal to free Glitter in a decision announced on February 7.
Glitter was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2015 for sexually abusing three female students. His sentence expires in February 2031.
He was automatically released from HMP The Vern, a high-security prison in Portland, Dorset, in February last year after serving half of his sentence.
Less than six weeks after being released, Glitter was back behind bars after police surveillance found he had breached the terms of his license by attempting to access the dark web and looking at downloaded images of children. was returned to.
In the late 1990s, the former pop star was jailed for possessing thousands of child abuse images.
He was expelled from Cambodia in 2002 following reports of sexual misconduct, and in March 2006 he was found guilty of sexually abusing two girls, ages 10 and 11, in Vietnam, and spent two and a half years in prison. Ta.
The crimes for which he was jailed in 2015 were revealed as part of Operation Yewtree, a Metropolitan Police investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
