Council staff disciplined over Gary Glitter images

Nov. 23, 2008
Fifteen council employees have been sacked or warned over the circulation of an email image of Gary Glitter carrying a child in a shopping bag.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Hewlett-Packard has yanked a U.S. ad campaign because the song it uses "Do You Wanna Touch Me" was penned by British sex offender Gary Glitter.

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LONDON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Singer and convicted British child molester Gary Glitter is expected to be paid about $164,000 in royalties for a song used in a commercial.

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LONDON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Former British pop star and convicted child molester Gary Glitter has been banned from traveling to France and Spain, court officials said.

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Officials: Glitter free to travel overseas

LONDON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Ex-pop star Gary Glitter, free after serving time for sex offenses in Vietnam, can travel overseas without police permission, officials in Britain say.

Glitter returns to Britain, must register

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Glitter denied entry to Hong Kong

BANGKOK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Former British rock star and convicted child abuser Gary Glitter, released from a Vietnamese jail, has been denied entry to Hong Kong, officials said.

Glitter claims heart attack

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Gary Glitter freed, heads for Britain

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Former British rock star Gary Glitter has been released from a Vietnamese prison where he served time on a child sexual abuse conviction, his attorney says.

Pop star set for release from Viet prison

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DJ apologizes for playing Glitter song

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