Former Pop Star and Convicted Child Molester Gary Glitter Returns to Jail After Allegedly Violating His Bond

Disgraced glam pop star — and registered sex offender — Gary Glitter has been returned to prison after violating his probation.

The singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, had been sentenced to a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s. He served half of that sentence before he was released early in February.

Gadd was released under the condition that he would be closely monitored by the police and probation officers.

According to The Guardian, Gadd's return to prison came just days after a photo emerged of him using a smartphone and reportedly asking how to access the "dark web." The Probation Service has not commented on the specifics of Gadd's return to custody.

When he was released, authorities said that he must abide by all their conditions.

"Sex offenders like Paul Gadd are closely monitored by the police and Probation Service and face some of the strictest license conditions, including being fitted with a GPS tag," the Ministry of Justice said in a statement. "If the offender breaches these conditions at any point, they can go back behind bars."

Gadd, 79, was convicted for one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 12.

Gadd was an international pop star in the 1970s when he attacked two girls, then 12 and 13 years-old, in his dressing room after isolating them from their mothers, The Guardian reports. In 1975, he attempted to rape his third victim after crawling into her bed.

The allegations were made 40 years later when Gadd became the first person to be arrested under Operation Yewtree, an investigation launched by the Metropolitan police.

Richard Scorer, a lawyer representing one of the victims, said Gadd "has never admitted his offenses, has never apologized and has never shown any remorse," The Guardian reported.

"I've spoken to my client today and like every victim of serious sexual assault facing early release of her abuser, today is an incredibly difficult day for her. The abuse, including repeated rapes which our client suffered from the age of 12, have left her with a life sentence," said Scorer.

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"Our client feels this was not the justice she was promised and the early release devalues her suffering and that of his other victims."

Gadd, who's best known for his song "Rock 'n' Roll Pt. 2" which was featured in the movie Joker, and often played at sporting events, has a history of sexually abusing minors.

He has not owned the rights to his songs since 1997, PEOPLE reported in 2019. A representative for Snapper Music, which is based in England, told PEOPLE in a statement that "he is not entitled to, nor have we paid any royalties" to Gadd.

In the late 1990s, he served two months in jail after admitting to possessing 4,000 images of child pornography. In 2006, he was sentenced to three years in prison in Vietnam for molesting two underage girls.

Gadd will appear before a Parole Board to determine how long he will stay in custody. An attorney for Gadd did not return PEOPLE's messages for comment.