POP paedophile Gary Glitter was let off with a warning when he was caught looking at -videos of young girls.

       He was returned to prison only after The Sun on Sunday revealed three days later that he had been discussing the dark web.

       1

       Pop paedo Gary Glitter was let off with a warning when he was caught looking at videos of young girls Credit: Handout

       We told in April how he had been found to have used his phone to view footage on YouTube and TikTok of girls as young as eight in leotards and ballet gear.

       It has now emerged that Glitter was also caught using an email address under a false name — but probation bosses merely reprimanded him for the breaches in licence rules.

       A source said: “Questions will be asked about why he was let off with a warning after they first found out about his behaviour.

       “It also shows that The Sun on Sunday’s story was the thing that got him put back behind bars.”

       Read More on UK News

       HIT OUT Gary Lineker, Rylan Clark & Jeremy Vine deny being BBC star who ‘paid for sex pics’

       SEX PICS PROBE I feel sick seeing BBC star on TV after he 'paid my teen for sex pictures'

       Glam rocker Glitter, 79 — who had a string of hits in the 1970s — was released in February halfway through a 16-year sentence for historical sex attacks on three girls.

       On March 12, The Sun on Sunday published photos of the serial sex abuser using a smartphone at the hostel in the south of England.

       We told how Glitter discussed internet search engines and the dark web with others.

       He was seen on a sofa gawping at his handset.

       Most read in The Sun

       KHAN YOU NOT? Amir Khan reveals drastic step he’s willing to take to stop sexting women

       in his ora BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt slammed over behaviour towards Rita Ora

       TRAGIC LOSS Jamie Lomas devastated after dad dies days after he reveals engagement

       SKY'S THE LIMIT Jeff Stelling’s Sky Sports replacement revealed as household name lands gig

       We sent our evidence to Ministry of Justice bosses, which led to Glitter being arrested and whisked back to prison the next day.

       He was taken to HMP The Verne, in Dorset — where he is still held — and handed a recall notice for breaching the terms of his licence.

       The Probation Service said: “Protecting the public is our number one priority and, as shown by our decisive action in this instance, we do not hesitate to put offenders back behind bars where necessary.”