On the 27th that same month, he would be sentenced to 16 years in prison. On 5th February, 2015, Glitter was found guilty of six charges, including one count of attempted rape, one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault, all of which were said to have occurred in the 1970s and 80s. Among accusations include him sexually abusing a teenage girl in Jimmy Savile's dressing room following a Clunk-Click episode. Any further production on this untitled studio album would be halted the following year, when on 28th October, 2012, he would be arrested on suspicion of historical sex offences as part of Operation Yewtree. While Glitter would release works in 2011, these were compilation albums, including All That Glitters and The Hey Song (Rock & Roll Part 2): The Greatest Hits. Ultimately, it was confirmed the account was an impostor by its creator. While Glitter theoretically could have run a Twitter account back then as there was no ban or restrictions on sex offenders operating accounts on the platform, some claimed the account was a possible hoax, especially since it was yet to be verified. Additionally, it announced an autobiography was in the works, and that Glitter was to embark on a worldwide tour. Called OfficialGlitter, it announced a comeback album would be created called Still Shining, which would be released later in the year. In January 2012, a Twitter account claimed that it was the official Twitter page for Gary Glitter. Little is known about this album, including the titles of the songs and how much progress Glitter had made on the album prior to his legal troubles, with Glitter remaining silent on it after a series of interviews. Glitter was interviewed by Vietnam's Cong An Nhan Dan, where he stated that once he was released from prison, he would finish an incomplete album and "continue to rock'n'roll". On 25th June 2008, The Daily Telegraph reported that Gary Glitter had planned to relaunch his music career. Although Glitter tried to avoid returning to Britain, he ultimately moved back to his home country on 22nd August, 2008, after 19 others denied him entry. He would be found guilty in March 2006 of abusing two girls aged 10 and 11, being sentenced to three years in prison and would be deported upon the sentence's end. Glitter then lived in Vietnam for a few years, before being arrested in November 2005 on suspicion of sexually abusing girls. Īfter being vilified by the British public and media, Glitter left the UK and began living in various countries in the early-to-mid 2000s, including Cambodia, where he was ultimately deported in December 2002 most likely due to the Minister for Woman's Affairs' campaign to deport Glitter from the country. However, neither the UK Government nor the music industry had the power to stop the release of the record. This was subject to significant controversy, with MPs and other campaigners attempting to block the release. Nevertheless, Glitter continued his career post-prison, including releasing his seventh studio album On. Two years later, he would be sentenced to four months in prison after admitting 54 charges of making indecent images of children. However, his career and reputation became tarnished when in November 1997 he was arrested after thousands of indecent images of children were found in a laptop he had taken to a technician for repair, and in his home. Glitter is perhaps most notable for several successful solo hits, including "Rock and Roll, Parts 1 and 2", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", and "I Love You Love Me Love".
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