Disgraced paedophile pop star Gary Glitter freed from jail after serving half of 16-year sentence

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter, pictured in 2015 (Yui Mok/PA)

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has been freed from prison after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sex crimes.

The paedophile glam rock singer — who had a string of chart hits in the 1970s — was jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.