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More people who say they were abused by Rolf Harris have come forward

Rolf Harris is due to be sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault.

MORE PEOPLE WHO say they were abused by Rolf Harris have come forward after the entertainer was found guilty of indecent assault yesterday.

The National Society for the Protection of Children in the UK said that it had received 28 calls to its helpline in connection with Harris. Of these, 13 people said they had been abused by him.

Harris is due to be sentenced on Friday after he was found guilty of all 12 counts of indecent assault against four girls between the years 1968 and 1986.

The complainants ranged in age from seven or eight to 19, and in all but one of the cases, the victims were under 16.

The court heard that one of the victims wrote to Queen Elizabeth to warn her about Harris’s predatory behaviour as he painted the monarch’s portrait, The Independent reports.

“He ruined my life. You need to know what kind of man you’ve let near the Queen,” the woman wrote to royal staff in 2005. The note was handed to Scotland Yard’s royal protection unit which filed it but did not investigate.

The 84-year-old entertainer was warned by Judge Nigel Sweeney that it was “inevitable” that he would face a jail term.

In his native Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was “gutted and dismayed” by Harris’s conviction.

Speaking outside Southwark Crown Court yesterday, police praised the women who had come forward about Harris.

“Rolf Harris has habitually denied any wrongdoing forcing his victims to recount their ordeal in public,” said Detective Chief Inspector Michael Orchard of the London Metropolitan Police.

“He committed many offences in plain sight of people as he thought his celebrity status placed him above the law”.

He thanked the victims for their bravery. “I hope today’s guilty verdict will give them closure and help them to begin to move on with their lives”.

He confirmed that Scotland Yard has received a number of new allegations and these are now being considered.

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    Oct 29th 2017, 4:12 PM

    No doubt started by one of the local scrotes.

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    Oct 29th 2017, 5:13 PM

    @Eric: Really? Well then there’s no need for forensic fire iinvestigators any more is there? You must be a real asset to the DFB with you psychic powers of deduction!

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    Oct 29th 2017, 8:00 PM

    @liam whelan: not much deduction required when you live nearby and you see the mobs of skangers starting fires and attacking fire engines.

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    Oct 29th 2017, 4:24 PM

    I hope theres no homeless person(s) after taking shelter in the building. Also that all the emergency crews are safe.

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    Oct 29th 2017, 8:27 PM

    Hmmm.. a protected/listed building goes up in flames, suspiciously.
    Wouldn’t be a bit surprised if it “has to be knocked” and lo and behold shiny a new apartment block will miraculously take its place.

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    Oct 29th 2017, 4:35 PM

    Feel sorry for anyone local with breathing difficulties.

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    Oct 29th 2017, 4:05 PM

    I wonder?????????

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    Oct 29th 2017, 6:03 PM

    Formerly the home of Jerry Beades concrete of the land league…..i wonder…..

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    Oct 29th 2017, 7:14 PM

    @TonyF: we don’t have listed buildings in Ireland – that’s a UK phenomenon

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    Oct 29th 2017, 7:20 PM

    @TonyF: Technically, there is no such thing as a listed building in Ireland.
    https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/restoring-your-period-home-all-you-need-to-know-1.2183789

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    Oct 29th 2017, 7:24 PM

    Was Tommy “the torch” around?

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