The Sex Offenders Who Can Never Be Ex-Offenders Gary Glitter's Vain Attempts to Take Refuge in Thailand and Hong Kong Demonstrate the Ability of International Agencies to Control the Movements of Paedophiles. A Special Report by Home Affairs Editor John Bynorth

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AT least one person watching the media circus surrounding Gary Glitter's chaotic return to London could take some satisfaction from the furore. For Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, the events demonstrated that the UK has some of the toughest prevention measures in place for paedophiles.

Glitter's lawyer David Corker, who represented the disgraced TV star Michael Barrymore after Stuart Lubbock's body was found in his swimming pool seven years ago, claimed the former pop star was not guilty of the abuse of two young girls which had him jailed in Vietnam and that he had been unfairly tried there.

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The Sex Offenders Who Can Never Be Ex-Offenders Gary Glitter's Vain Attempts to Take Refuge in Thailand and Hong Kong Demonstrate the Ability of International Agencies to Control the Movements of Paedophiles. A Special Report by Home Affairs Editor John Bynorth

But he failed to convince a magistrate that Glitter should have the opportunity to clear his name in a UK court, and police won an order under the Sexual Offences Act with which he must comply by tomorrow He has 21 days to appeal after he signs up to the Multi- Agency Protection Arrangements (Mappa) management programme, which, as of the last count in 2005, contained the names o...

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