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| Rolf Harris faces seven indecent assault charges | Rolf Harris faces seven indecent assault charges |
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| Rolf Harris is to be charged with seven counts of indecent assault, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. | Rolf Harris is to be charged with seven counts of indecent assault, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. |
| The CPS said it had "carefully considered" evidence gathered and had authorised police to charge the 85-year-old former entertainer. | The CPS said it had "carefully considered" evidence gathered and had authorised police to charge the 85-year-old former entertainer. |
| The alleged offences date from 1971 to 2004 and relate to seven complainants aged between 12 and 27 at the time of the alleged incidents, the CPS added. | The alleged offences date from 1971 to 2004 and relate to seven complainants aged between 12 and 27 at the time of the alleged incidents, the CPS added. |
| Mr Harris is currently serving a prison sentence for sex-related offences. | |
| He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 17 March. | |
| In a statement, the CPS said it had reviewed evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police as part of Operation Yewtree. | In a statement, the CPS said it had reviewed evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police as part of Operation Yewtree. |
| "We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr Harris to be charged with seven counts of indecent assault," it added. | "We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr Harris to be charged with seven counts of indecent assault," it added. |
| Operation Yewtree is investigating sexual abuse allegations and was launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal. |