Picture that will anger his victims: Child abuser Stuart Hall seen in public for the first time since his release strolling freely near bail hostel 

  • Stuart Hall was released from jail on Tuesday after serving half his term
  • He was given five years for a string of sex attacks on 13 young girls 
  • The disgraced former BBC star went for a stroll near his bail hostel 
  • Hall told inmates he has no intention of handing back his 'deserved' OBE 

By Chris Brooke and Nazia Parveen for the Daily Mail

Published: 19:10 EST, 20 December 2015 | Updated: 12:13 EST, 22 December 2015

In jumper and trainers, Stuart Hall enjoys a Sunday stroll as a free man – just two-and-a-half years after being jailed for sex attacks on young girls.

The paedophile was released from prison last Tuesday after serving half of his five-year jail term.

But in a picture that will infuriate his victims, the disgraced former BBC presenter was seen in public for the first time yesterday to enjoy the unusually mild December weather.

Stuart Hall, left, pictured yesterday walking near a bail hostel, told inmates before his release that he had no intention of handing back his OBE to the Queen, centre,  despite his conviction for sex attacks on young girls

Hall, pictured with his wife Hazel, is living in a bail hostel as the state of his relationship with is not known

Hall, pictured with his wife Hazel, is living in a bail hostel as the state of his relationship with is not known

Images emerged as it was claimed he had also refused to hand back the OBE awarded to him by the Queen – telling fellow inmates in jail he ‘deserved’ to keep the gong.

Appearing to be in good health, Hall, who celebrates his 86th birthday on Christmas Day, was pictured as he went for two brief walks around the block.

He is currently living in a hostel in Oldham for offenders on licence and the state of his relationship with his wife Hazel and family remains unclear.

But Hall, who was jailed for attacks on 13 girls, appeared in good spirits when he went out for fresh air and a cigarette wearing a woollen sweater and tracksuit bottoms. At one point he spotted litter on the street, picked it up and took it back into the hostel with him. Some victims have already vented their anger at his release from custody and his casual strolls will simply add to their feelings of injustice.

Shortly before he was freed, one woman told the Daily Mail: ‘The law is a farce. It’s just like saying you can go and abuse all these people and all it will cost is a couple of years out of your life. It’s nothing. It makes a mockery of everything.’

It was also suggested yesterday that Hall had refused to return his OBE after the gong was taken away from him following his conviction in 2013.

While out on his walk, Hall, pictured, picked up a piece of litter from the ground and carried it home with him

While out on his walk, Hall, pictured, picked up a piece of litter from the ground and carried it home with him

Hall was spotted wearing a pair of trainers, tracksuit bottoms and woolen jumper while out on his walk

Hall was spotted wearing a pair of trainers, tracksuit bottoms and woolen jumper while out on his walk

The broadcaster was awarded the honour in 2011 for his charity work and received it at an Investitures Ceremony at Buckingham Palace a year later – just months before he was arrested at home and later charged with a string of attacks on young girls. A former inmate at Wymott Prison, near Preston, Lancashire, where Hall served his time, said he wanted to keep the medal.

‘Hall said he’d told his family not to send it back,’ the man told The Sun. ‘He said he “deserved the bloody thing” for all the hard graft he put in during his career. ‘And he said him being in prison didn’t take away all the charity work he’d carried out. Hall didn’t think being a convicted paedophile tarnished everything he’d done for good causes or achieved as a personality.’

The Cabinet Office, which handles honours, has declined to comment.

It is not known how long Hall will remain at the hostel in Oldham. The disgraced star’s former marital home now belongs solely to his wife Hazel, 77.

She has moved out and the property in Wilmslow, Cheshire, is on the market for £995,000. Hall will be on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life. After initially insisting he was innocent, he later pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting 13 girls aged from nine to 17 between 1967 and 1985.

He was handed a 15-month jail sentence, which prompted such outrage it was doubled on appeal. Months later, while Hall was in prison, two more women accused him of historic abuse. In May last year he was convicted of one more abuse charge and handed a further 30 months’ in jail.

Hall, pictured, is staying at a bail hostel in the Oldham area in Greater Manchester for an unspecified period 

Hall, pictured, is staying at a bail hostel in the Oldham area in Greater Manchester for an unspecified period 

 

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