He was released on bail, but was eventually charged, in June 2014, with historical child sex offences. In October 2012, he was arrested again as part of Operation Yewtree. After serving his sentence, Glitter was deported back to the UK where he was placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life. After he settled in Vietnam, a Vietnamese court found him guilty of obscene acts with minors in 2006. He was deported from Cambodia on suspected child sexual abuse charges in 2002. Later, Glitter faced criminal charges and deportation from several countries in connection with actual and suspected child sexual abuse. He was also charged at the same time, but acquitted, of sexual activity with an underage girl in the 1970s. The late 1990s saw his image become irreparably tarnished, following his 1997 arrest and 1999 conviction and imprisonment in the United Kingdom for downloading thousands of items of child pornography. The BBC described Glitter's fall from grace as "dramatic" and "spectacular". Glitter also released seven studio albums, and at least fifteen compilation and live albums. In 1998, his recording of "Rock and Roll" was listed as one of the top 1,001 songs in music history. His 1984 song " Another Rock and Roll Christmas" is one of the most played Christmas hits of all time. Glitter's popularity waned in the late 1970s, followed by a successful comeback as a solo artist again from the 1980s. He is listed in the Top 100 UK most successful chart acts. He sold over 20 million records, had 26 hit singles which spent a total of 180 weeks in the UK Singles Chart twelve reaching the Top 10, with three charting at number-one. He became known for his extreme glam image of glitter suits, make-up and platform boots, and his energetic live performances. After performing under the name Paul Raven in the 1960s, he changed his stage name to Gary Glitter in the glam rock era of the early 1970s, with a sustained solo UK chart run of hits including " Rock and Roll, Parts 1 and 2", " Do You Wanna Touch Me", " I Love You Love Me Love", " I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", and " Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again".
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