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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, has arrived at Bangkok in Thailand, where he is due to change planes to fly back to the UK. | Glitter, 64, real name Paul Francis Gadd, has arrived at Bangkok in Thailand, where he is due to change planes to fly back to the UK. |
| A BBC correspondent said Glitter looked like a "broken man" on the flight. | A BBC correspondent said Glitter looked like a "broken man" on the flight. |
| 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. |
| BBC News reporter Jonathan Head said Glitter looked tired, haggard and a lot older than at his trial two years ago. | |
| He said during the flight he had covered his face with a scarf. | He said during the flight he had covered his face with a scarf. |
| "He really did look like a broken man," he said. | "He really did look like a broken man," he said. |
| When he arrived in Bangkok, Glitter was taken away by immigration officials to ensure he caught his connecting flight. | When he arrived in Bangkok, Glitter was taken away by immigration officials to ensure he caught his connecting flight. |
| It is thought Glitter will land in the UK at 0700 BST on Wednesday. | It is thought Glitter will land in the UK at 0700 BST on Wednesday. |
| Gary Glitter is driven away from prison | Gary Glitter is driven away from prison |
| 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. |
| When he arrived in the UK, the disgraced star will be met at the airport by police and required to sign the register of sex offenders. | When he arrived in 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 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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "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." |