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May 16 2008
By Karen Bale
POP paedophile Gary Glitter is running out of places to hide as he prepares to leave jail in Vietnam.
British police have sent warnings about the pervert, who was caged for molesting two girls aged 11 and 12, to other countries in south-east Asia.
And yesterday, officials in the Philippines announced that they had banned the 64-year-old beast from their country for life as an "undesirable alien".
Glitter, real name Paul Francis Gadd, fled Britain in 2000 after finishing a four-month jail term for possessing vile images of children.
He tried to move to Cuba but the government refused to let him in.
Glitter then went to Cambodia but his presence in the country caused an outcry and officials kicked him out, branding him "a threat to the security of the country and the national image of Cambodia".
He spent three days in jail before his expulsion on suspicion of sex offences but was not convicted.
Glitter moved on to Vietnam, where he was arrested in 2005 and charged with raping underage girls.
He was held at the airport as he tried to flee to Thailand.
Glitter faced the death penalty if convicted of rape but the charges were reduced after he paid compensation to the girls' families.
He was convicted in 2006 of committing obscene acts with minors and sentenced to three years.
Glitter is expected to be freed from Phuoc To prison in August. He will be deported to Britain on
his release but experts from the Metropolitan Police Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre fear he will try to go abroad again to prey on more kids.
The Met have sent reports on Glitter to several foreign embassies in London. The Filipino authorities are the first to take action to keep him out.
The immigration commissioner in the Philippines capital Manila, Marcelino Libanan, said yesterday: "I have placed him on a blacklist so he cannot enter our country. That is our first line of defence."
A source at Manila's bureau of immigration praised the British authorities for alerting them about Glitter.
The insider said: "The UK authorities are unusual.
"Many countries ignore the problem or try to hide it, believing it reflects badly on them.
"Britain has been very open with us about sharing information on its own citizens if it is believed they could pose a risk to our children.
"It is a very responsible attitude that has allowed us to take measures to stop these men entering our country."
May 16 2008
By Karen Bale
POP paedophile Gary Glitter is running out of places to hide as he prepares to leave jail in Vietnam.
British police have sent warnings about the pervert, who was caged for molesting two girls aged 11 and 12, to other countries in south-east Asia.
And yesterday, officials in the Philippines announced that they had banned the 64-year-old beast from their country for life as an "undesirable alien".
Glitter, real name Paul Francis Gadd, fled Britain in 2000 after finishing a four-month jail term for possessing vile images of children.
He tried to move to Cuba but the government refused to let him in.
Glitter then went to Cambodia but his presence in the country caused an outcry and officials kicked him out, branding him "a threat to the security of the country and the national image of Cambodia".
He spent three days in jail before his expulsion on suspicion of sex offences but was not convicted.
Glitter moved on to Vietnam, where he was arrested in 2005 and charged with raping underage girls.
He was held at the airport as he tried to flee to Thailand.
Glitter faced the death penalty if convicted of rape but the charges were reduced after he paid compensation to the girls' families.
He was convicted in 2006 of committing obscene acts with minors and sentenced to three years.
Glitter is expected to be freed from Phuoc To prison in August. He will be deported to Britain on
his release but experts from the Metropolitan Police Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre fear he will try to go abroad again to prey on more kids.
The Met have sent reports on Glitter to several foreign embassies in London. The Filipino authorities are the first to take action to keep him out.
The immigration commissioner in the Philippines capital Manila, Marcelino Libanan, said yesterday: "I have placed him on a blacklist so he cannot enter our country. That is our first line of defence."
A source at Manila's bureau of immigration praised the British authorities for alerting them about Glitter.
The insider said: "The UK authorities are unusual.
"Many countries ignore the problem or try to hide it, believing it reflects badly on them.
"Britain has been very open with us about sharing information on its own citizens if it is believed they could pose a risk to our children.
"It is a very responsible attitude that has allowed us to take measures to stop these men entering our country."
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