Singer-songwriter, 72, who performed with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin to be charged with sexually abusing 12-year-old girl

Celebrated folk musician Roy Harper is to be charged with nine child sex offences over claims he abused a 12-year-old girl in the 1970s.

The 72-year-old singer-songwriter was questioned by police at Heathrow in February, and now faces charges of indecent assault and gross indecency.

He will appear in court on Monday to be formally charged.

Harper, who lives in Ireland, has released more than 30 folk rock albums, performed with Pink Floyd and had a Led Zeppelin song named after him.

He is alleged to have molested a pre-pubescent girl in Herefordshire multiple times between 1975 and 1977, when he was at the height of his fame.  (more...)

Singer-songwriter, 72, who performed with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin to be charged with sexually abusing 12-year-old girl