Thursday, August 29, 2013

Rolf Harris charged with nine counts of indecent assault

Rolf Harris painted the Queen to celebrate her 80th birthday
in 2006, and is known to be well-liked by Her Majesty
Rolf Harris was today charged with sexual offences on two under-age girls in the 1980s.

The 83-year-old entertainer has also been accused of making indecent images of a child last year.

Harris is the biggest name to face trial as a result of Scotland Yard’s Operation Yewtree.

The Crown Prosecution Service said today the alleged physical offences dated back to the 1980s.

The entertainer has been charged with six offences of indecent assault relating to a 15-year-old girl from 1980 to 1981.

He is also accused of three offences of indecent assault relating to a girl aged 14, in 1986.

The remaining four offences are of making indecent images of a child between March and July 2012.  (more...)

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