Yahoo – AFP,
30 June 2014
Veteran
Australian artist and entertainer Rolf Harris arrives at Southwark
Crown Court
in central London, on June 27, 2014 (AFP Photo/Justin Tallis)
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Veteran
Australian artist and entertainer Rolf Harris arrives at Southwark Crown Court
in central London, on June 27, 2014
London
(AFP) - Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris was warned he could face jail after
being found guilty of all 12 counts of indecently assaulting girls and young
women by a London court Monday.
Australian-born
Harris, 84 -- an artist, TV presenter and performer of songs like "Tie Me
Kangaroo Down, Sport" -- was convicted at Southwark Crown Court after a
six-week trial.
He was
released on bail until Friday when he will be sentenced. Judge Nigel Sweeney
warned him that it was "inevitable" that he could face a jail term.
Prosecutors
claimed the star was a "Jekyll and Hyde" character who had a dark
side to his personality and used his fame to abuse under-age girls with
impunity.
He had
denied 12 counts of indecent assault against four female complainants, aged
from seven or eight to 19, between 1968 and 1986.
Before his
conviction, Harris was seen as a national treasure in Britain, painting public
figures including Queen Elizabeth II and appearing on a range of BBC shows.
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