POP PAEDOPHILE'S 39 DAYS OF FREEDOM - GARY GLITTER BACK IN JAIL

Shamed rocker caged again as probation officials probe reports he used the Dark Web

- DAN WARBURTON, MATTHEW YOUNG

GLAM rock paedophile Gary Glitter was back behind bars yesterday - 39 days after he walked free from prison.

The disgraced pop star, 78, was recalled after a probe into his use of a smartphone and the Dark Web.

Cowardly Glitter sneaked out of an isolated bail hostel at about 6pm last night. He was accused of breaching bail conditions.

He hid beneath a blanket on the back seat of an unmarked police car as he was taken back to prison.

Glitter had been freed halfway through a 16-year prison sentence for sexually abusing girls under the age of 13.

It is understood Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has demanded a full investigation from officials into the scandal.

A source said: "Glitter hasn't left the hostel since he was released - he's even had other convicts do his shopping for him.

"But now he's been sent back to prison for breaching his licence, it's clear he has no remorse for his crimes.