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| Gary Glitter flown out of Vietnam | Gary Glitter flown out of Vietnam |
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| Former pop star Gary Glitter has been deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls. | Former pop star Gary Glitter has been deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls. |
| Glitter, 64, real name Paul Francis Gadd, is on board a flight to Thailand, where he is due to change planes to fly back to the UK. | Glitter, 64, real name Paul Francis Gadd, is on board a flight to Thailand, where he is due to change planes to fly back to the UK. |
| But his lawyer says he could travel from Thailand to another destination. | But his lawyer says he could travel from Thailand to another destination. |
| Glitter sold millions of records as a glam rock star in the 1970s, with hits including I'm the Leader of the Gang. | Glitter sold millions of records as a glam rock star in the 1970s, with hits including I'm the Leader of the Gang. |
| He was convicted in March 2006 for molesting two Vietnamese girls aged 11 and 12, having been in custody since the previous November. | He was convicted in March 2006 for molesting two Vietnamese girls aged 11 and 12, having been in custody since the previous November. |
| His lawyer, Le Thanh Kinh, has said the Vietnamese authorities intend to deport Glitter to the UK, but that he could use his British passport to travel anywhere. | His lawyer, Le Thanh Kinh, has said the Vietnamese authorities intend to deport Glitter to the UK, but that he could use his British passport to travel anywhere. |
| Gary Glitter is driven away from prison | Gary Glitter is driven away from prison |
| He said: "He has served his sentence and the authorities in Vietnam will deport him. He does not have any sentence to serve in London. If he wants to stop wherever he wants to, he can do that. | He said: "He has served his sentence and the authorities in Vietnam will deport him. He does not have any sentence to serve in London. If he wants to stop wherever he wants to, he can do that. |
| "If he wants to he can change flights." | "If he wants to he can change flights." |
| His lawyer added: "The only problem is the countries he wants to go to, because he has to get a visa." | His lawyer added: "The only problem is the countries he wants to go to, because he has to get a visa." |
| However, he said his client wants to return to the UK. | However, he said his client wants to return to the UK. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said it was "a matter for Mr Gadd and the Vietnamese authorities" where Glitter went after he was deported. | A Foreign Office spokesman said it was "a matter for Mr Gadd and the Vietnamese authorities" where Glitter went after he was deported. |
| If he does fly back to the UK, the disgraced star will be met at the airport by police and required to sign the register of sex offenders. | If he does fly back to the UK, the disgraced star will be met at the airport by police and required to sign the register of sex offenders. |
| He will then be subject to monitoring and will have to tell the police where he plans to live and if he plans to go abroad. | |
| He could face an order prohibiting him from going near children or using the internet, while a Foreign Travel Order (FTO) could prevent overseas travel if it was thought Glitter intended to reoffend. | |
| FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME More from Today programme Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said he would face controls if he returned to Britain. | |
| "It certainly would be my view that with the sort of record that he's got, he shouldn't be travelling anywhere in the world," she told radio station Talksport. | |
| "I want Gary Glitter to be controlled whilst he's here and I don't want him to be able to go anywhere else in the world in order to abuse children." | |
| Dr Zoe Hilton, a policy adviser to child protection charity NSPCC, said she thought there was an agreement in place to return Glitter to the UK. | Dr Zoe Hilton, a policy adviser to child protection charity NSPCC, said she thought there was an agreement in place to return Glitter to the UK. |
| "He certainly should return here, where he can be managed," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | "He certainly should return here, where he can be managed," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. |
| "It would be appalling if he was able to go off to another country where he poses a high risk to children. | "It would be appalling if he was able to go off to another country where he poses a high risk to children. |
| "Where there is no structure to actually manage him effectively... it's much more likely that he would be able to get away with offending." | "Where there is no structure to actually manage him effectively... it's much more likely that he would be able to get away with offending." |