Disgraced singer Gary Glitter has been freed from prison after he served just half of his 16-year sentence for sex crimes against three schoolgirls, Sky News reports.
The 78-year-old sex offender, who made a name for himself in the 1970s, was jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.
The ex-glam rock singer abused two girls, aged 12 and 13, after inviting them backstage to his dressing room, having isolated them from their parents. His third victim was less than 10 years old when he shared a bed with her and attempted to rape her in 1975.
According to multiple reports, he left HMP The Verne - a low security category C jail in Portland, Dorset - on Friday after serving eight years behind bars. He will now be subject to licence conditions.
He was found guilty and incarcerated in 2015 for his sex crimes.
The British musician, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was at the height of his fame when he abused the underage girls. His crimes came to light when Glitter became the first to be detained by police as part of Operation Yewtree - an investigation by London's police force, the Metropolitan Police, following the Jimmy Savile scandal. Savile was a British TV personality who abused hundreds of people, including minors, throughout his career. He died in 2011.
During Glitter's sentencing, Judge Alistair McCreath said all the victims were "profoundly affected" by the abuse.
He said it was "difficult to overstate the gravity of this dreadful behaviour" in reference to the attack on one of his victims, telling Glitter he was able to assault another "only" due to his status.
The court was told that it appeared that Glitter had not made amends for his past behavior after he was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault.
He then lost a court of appeal challenge against his guilty verdict.
Glitter admitted to being in possession of 4,000 child pornography images and was imprisoned for four months in 1999. In 2002, he was expelled from Cambodia when reports of sexual abuse allegations came to light. In March 2006, he was found guilty of sexually abusing two girls, who were aged 10 and 11, in Vietnam and spent two-and-a-half years in jail.
Now he's no longer behind bars, Glitter must inform officials a week in advance of any international travel, and officers can veto any trip if they have concerns over a risk of additional sex crimes.
The convicted predator will also have to wear a tag and tell authorities if he becomes romantically involved with someone who has a child under the age of 18.