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| Rolf Harris trial: Woman quizzed about diary entry | Rolf Harris trial: Woman quizzed about diary entry |
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| A woman who has accused TV entertainer Rolf Harris of assaulting her while on holiday with his family showed "no hint of unhappiness" in a diary from the trip, a court has heard. | A woman who has accused TV entertainer Rolf Harris of assaulting her while on holiday with his family showed "no hint of unhappiness" in a diary from the trip, a court has heard. |
| The witness, under cross-examination, was asked about diary entries from the December 1978 holiday, when she was 13. | |
| She claims Mr Harris first abused her during the holiday but said she would not have mentioned it in her diary. | She claims Mr Harris first abused her during the holiday but said she would not have mentioned it in her diary. |
| Mr Harris, 84, denies 12 charges of indecent assault. | Mr Harris, 84, denies 12 charges of indecent assault. |
| The Australian entertainer and artist is accused of indecently assaulting four girls, aged between seven or eight and 19, from 1968 to 1986. | The Australian entertainer and artist is accused of indecently assaulting four girls, aged between seven or eight and 19, from 1968 to 1986. |
| The court has heard the witness - the alleged victim in seven of the 12 counts - was friends with Mr Harris's daughter Bindi and went on holiday with the Harris family in 1978. | |
| In evidence, she has previously told Southwark Crown Court that she was scared of Mr Harris and that his actions were "creepy". | In evidence, she has previously told Southwark Crown Court that she was scared of Mr Harris and that his actions were "creepy". |
| Sunbathing | Sunbathing |
| Sonia Woodley QC, defence counsel, asked her: "You were going across the world with a man you were scared of and who was creepy. Why on earth did you go?" | Sonia Woodley QC, defence counsel, asked her: "You were going across the world with a man you were scared of and who was creepy. Why on earth did you go?" |
| "Because I wanted to go with Bindi," she replied and added that she "thought that Rolf wouldn't be around too much". | "Because I wanted to go with Bindi," she replied and added that she "thought that Rolf wouldn't be around too much". |
| The witness was asked about one allegation - that Mr Harris indecently assaulted her under her towel after they had been snorkelling. | The witness was asked about one allegation - that Mr Harris indecently assaulted her under her towel after they had been snorkelling. |
| Asked why she had made no reference to the incident with Mr Harris, she said: "The day was great up until he got the towel and fondled me." | Asked why she had made no reference to the incident with Mr Harris, she said: "The day was great up until he got the towel and fondled me." |
| She said Bindi and Mr Harris's wife, Alwen Hughes, were just a few feet away but would not have noticed she was upset because she "didn't show it". | She said Bindi and Mr Harris's wife, Alwen Hughes, were just a few feet away but would not have noticed she was upset because she "didn't show it". |
| The woman claimed the first time Mr Harris assaulted her was after she had just got out of the shower in her hotel bedroom during the same holiday. | The woman claimed the first time Mr Harris assaulted her was after she had just got out of the shower in her hotel bedroom during the same holiday. |
| She was asked about how Mr Harris had got into the room and Ms Woodley put it to her: "I suggest that nothing of that nature happened at all." | She was asked about how Mr Harris had got into the room and Ms Woodley put it to her: "I suggest that nothing of that nature happened at all." |
| The witness replied: "Well it did." | The witness replied: "Well it did." |
| She claims Mr Harris also indecently assaulted her after she had been sunbathing on a jetty one afternoon. | She claims Mr Harris also indecently assaulted her after she had been sunbathing on a jetty one afternoon. |
| But said that could not be correct because the sun had only shone on the jetty until 10am. | But said that could not be correct because the sun had only shone on the jetty until 10am. |
| The alleged assaults happened before such offences abroad could be prosecuted in the UK, so are not among the charges against Mr Harris. | The alleged assaults happened before such offences abroad could be prosecuted in the UK, so are not among the charges against Mr Harris. |
| Sexual chemistry | Sexual chemistry |
| However, the witness claims Mr Harris continued to abuse her for a number of years after the holiday. | However, the witness claims Mr Harris continued to abuse her for a number of years after the holiday. |
| She was asked about an alleged assault during a visit to the Harris family at their home in Bray, Berkshire. | She was asked about an alleged assault during a visit to the Harris family at their home in Bray, Berkshire. |
| The woman claimed she was staying with the Harris family at their home when she was 18 and says Mr Harris performed a sex act on her after bringing her a cup of tea in the morning. | The woman claimed she was staying with the Harris family at their home when she was 18 and says Mr Harris performed a sex act on her after bringing her a cup of tea in the morning. |
| However, Ms Woodley said "sexual chemistry" had developed between the pair and said the witness had been flirting with Mr Harris because she was jealous that Bindi had become closer to another friend. | However, Ms Woodley said "sexual chemistry" had developed between the pair and said the witness had been flirting with Mr Harris because she was jealous that Bindi had become closer to another friend. |
| "I suggest that you consented to that, because there was at this stage in your life sexual chemistry between the two of you." | "I suggest that you consented to that, because there was at this stage in your life sexual chemistry between the two of you." |
| The witness replied: "No." | The witness replied: "No." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |