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Don’t give paedophile Glitter a TV platform PLEA OF ABUSE SURVIVOR

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of indecent assault and one of sex with a girl under 13.

He is in a bail hostel where angry locals have protested outside, shouting: “Watch out, Glitter’s about”.

The sex beast, real name Paul Gadd, is expected to move to a £2million flat he owns in London.

Now ITN Production­s is seeking contributo­rs for a hard-hitting series charting his rise to fame and sickening fall from grace.

It is understood that the documentar­y has been pitched to Netflix, which last year released both

Jimmy Savile: A British

Horror Story and Conversati­on with a Killer:

The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes.

A source said: “ITN are working on a series which will document Glitter’s success as a glam rock star in the 1970s and how he was exposed decades later for using his fame to prey on young girls.

“It is an extraordin­ary story, which contributo­rs are being assured will be handled with sensitivit­y.

“But it is still likely to prove controvers­ial. There is no doubt that the final product will contain material which some viewers will find extremely disturbing.” Glitter was at the height of his fame when he targeted vulnerable victims – who thought no one would believe their claims over a celebrity.

He attacked two girls, aged 12 and 13, after inviting them backstage to his dressing room and isolating them from their mothers.

Scandal

His third victim was less than 10 years old when he crept into her bed and tried to rape her in 1975.

The truth only came to light nearly 40 years later when Glitter became the first person arrested under Operation Yewtree – the investigat­ion launched by the Metropolit­an Police in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal. ITN Production­s, which recently produced Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Tom Bradby, supply content to streaming giants Netflix and Amazon, as well as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

Its previous crime documentar­ies include The Confession for Amazon Prime and The Thief, His Wife and A Canoe: The Real Story for ITV.

It will have material that some will find extremely disturbing

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SICKO: Glitter left prison after serving half a 16-year stretch. Above, in his heyday
WARNING: Abuse survivor Sammy SICKO: Glitter left prison after serving half a 16-year stretch. Above, in his heyday

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