Pedophile pop star Gary Glitter received the COVID-19 vaccine – ahead of his victims and prison officials who protect him, according to a report.
The 76-year-old sex offender – whose real name is Paul Gadd – was among a series of perverted elderly people who received the vaccine last week in the British prison where he turns 16 for abusing three girls, The Sun said.
UK government officials insisted to the newspaper that prisoners “are being vaccinated at the same time as the general public” and are not being prioritized.
But David Spencer of the Center For Crime Prevention said it proved that the system “urgently needs to be rethought”.
“There are still many key workers and vulnerable people to receive their jab. It is wrong to target criminals before them, ”he told The Sun.
A source told The Sun that convicted sex offenders were many of the first to be shot because many of them are elderly citizens. Due to their young age, the victims are probably some of the last to obtain the same protection.
“You have some prisons where there is a significant group of elderly sex offenders, all in their 70s and 80s,” said the source.
“Because of their age, they will get the vaccine first.
“But if you’re a prison cop looking after Glitter and you didn’t get the injection, you won’t be happy,” said the source.
Glitter was vaccinated at Dorset Prison, The Verne, which is nicknamed “Alcatraz de luxe” because of its location on the island and comfortable conditions, The Sun said.
He has been in prison since 2015 for abusing three girls – his third prison sentence for crimes of pedophilia.
He was first arrested in 1999 for downloading images of child abuse and then again in 2006 for molesting two girls aged 11 and 12.
A government spokesman insisted to The Sun that prisoners are receiving the vaccine “according to priority groups established by the Joint Vaccination and Immunization Committee”.