Friday, July 4, 2014

Rolf Harris is jailed for FIVE YEARS and nine months

Rolf Harris was jailed for five years and nine months today.

The 84-year-old showed no emotion as he faced the prospect of dying behind bars after he was told he will serve a minimum of three years.

Just hours earlier, the disgraced entertainer had been pictured laughing and joking as he took a boat ride from his home in Bray, Berkshire to court.

Even moments before he was sentenced, Harris appeared relaxed, smiling and chatting to the security guards sitting beside him in the dock.

But on learning his fate, Harris’s smile faded as he was led to the cells today, while his daughter Bindi, 50, battled tears.

Mr Justice Sweeney said: ‘You have showed 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.’  (more...)

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