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Rolf Harris gave girl tongue kiss, jury hears Harris 'introduced girl to kissing', jury hears
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Entertainer Rolf Harris told a girl her he wanted to be the first person to give her "a tongue kiss" when she was 11 or 12 years old, a jury has heard.Entertainer Rolf Harris told a girl her he wanted to be the first person to give her "a tongue kiss" when she was 11 or 12 years old, a jury has heard.
The incident is said to have occurred in Australia in 1969. A woman from Darwin, Australia, told Southwark Crown she was "repulsed" after Mr Harris then gave her a "gentle hug" and kissed her in that way.
The woman, from Darwin, told Southwark Crown Mr Harris gave her a "gentle hug" and a kiss as he had suggested. The incident is said to date from 1969.
She is a prosecution witness but her allegation does not form part of the charges against Mr Harris, 84, who denies 12 counts of indecent assault.She is a prosecution witness but her allegation does not form part of the charges against Mr Harris, 84, who denies 12 counts of indecent assault.
Mr Harris, from Bray, Berkshire, is accused of assaults on four girls in the UK between 1968 and 1986, when they were aged between seven or eight and 19.
Giving evidence, the women said the childhood incident took place when she was staying with family friends because she was off school ill.
She had come downstairs from her sick bed to find Mr Harris polishing a piece of wood under the house. She told the court he started talking to her, asking her how old she was.
The women told the court when she gave Mr Harris her age, "he said 'good, I want to be the first one to introduce you to a tongue kiss'".
After the alleged abuse the entertainer "just stopped and then he just went and said 'have a look at what I've been doing'", and showed her his polishing work.
Party dance
The court heard that she told "a couple of friends" about her claims, without being taken seriously, but also each of her three husbands, because she was uncomfortable about being kissed in that way.
Her husband persuaded her to go to the police about the claim, in the wake of media reports about Mr Harris.
The woman was also said to have been assaulted by her cousin when she was 17. However, she rejected a suggestion by defence barrister Sonia Woodley QC that she had confused that incident with her claim against Mr Harris.
Another prosecution witness told the court she had seen "the dark side" of Mr Harris when he groped her as they danced at a party in New Zealand in 1970.
The jury was told she was 16 or 17 and was working for a wine company when she met the entertainer.