Gary Glitter to be freed from prison
Glitter, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was arrested in Vietnam on November 19, 2005 for charges of committing obscene acts with two girls, aged 11 and 12, in the southern Vietnamese resort town of Vung Tau.
Chu Xuan Mau, an official in charge of prisoners’ files at Z30D Thu Duc jail in Binh Thuan province, where he is being held, said: “According to Vietnamese law, Glitter will be freed on August 19.