Rock star Gary Glitter returns to the UK after finishing prison sentence

UK rock star Gary Glitter was released from a prison in Vietnam yesterday.  He had been in the prison for three years due to child molestation charges.  Glitter boarded a plane to head back to London.  There was some controversy over the flight with Qatar Airways as they would not let him book a seat in their first class and business class sections.  The airline told his lawyer that they did not feel it was appropriate that someone just released from prison should be allowed to return home in luxury.

Glitter's conviction in Vietnam stemmed from a molestation charge against two young Vietnamese children aged 10 and 11.

Upon his arrival at Heathrow airport police will force Glitter to sign his name in the register of sex offenders.  This will require him to alert police to where he will reside in Britain and will likely lead to monitoring by police.

Glitter's lawyer spoke about his situation: "He does not have any sentence to serve in London. If he wants to stop wherever he wants to he can.  If he wants to he can change flights. He is a free man from today. The only problem is the countries he wants to go to because he has to get a visa.  He is looking forward to coming back. He is thinking about being free, but worried about reporters. He is okay, but is worried about his health. He has problems with his hearing and his heart."

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