The claims relate to allegations in Australia, New Zealand and in Britain, a police source has revealed.
Many of the victims are understood to have been underage at the time of the alleged abuse, which could mean Harris will face fresh charges.
Operation Yewtree will deal with allegations relating to British victims, while those made abroad will be handled by local police, the Sunday Times reports.
Harris was convicted of 12 indecent assaults on June 30 at Southwark Crown Court by Mr Justice Sweeney - one on an eight-year-old autograph hunter, two on girls in their early teens and a catalogue of abuse of his daughter's friend over 16 years.
During the trial, Harris, a family favourite for decades, was finally unmasked as a predator who was fixated with under-age girls.
Jurors were told how his 16-year campaign of sex abuse against his daughter's friend ‘haunted’ her and made her abandon her dreams as he continued to be adored by millions of fans worldwide.
Passing sentence, Justice Sweeney said: 'You have shown no remorse for your crimes at all. Your reputation now lies in ruins, you have been stripped of your honours but you have no one to blame but yourself.'
His fall from grace was underlined as he was stripped of a Bafta fellowship and accolades in his native Australia were removed, and he faces losing his prestigious CBE. (more...)
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