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| Rolf Harris due to be sentenced for 12 indecent assaults | Rolf Harris due to be sentenced for 12 indecent assaults |
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| Rolf Harris is due to be sentenced for indecently assaulting four girls - including one who was seven or eight - in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. | Rolf Harris is due to be sentenced for indecently assaulting four girls - including one who was seven or eight - in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. |
| The musician and artist, 84, was found guilty of all the 12 charges he faced after an eight-week trial at London's Southwark Crown Court. | The musician and artist, 84, was found guilty of all the 12 charges he faced after an eight-week trial at London's Southwark Crown Court. |
| One of the girls was a childhood friend of his daughter, whom he repeatedly assaulted from when she was 13. | One of the girls was a childhood friend of his daughter, whom he repeatedly assaulted from when she was 13. |
| Judge Mr Justice Sweeney had previously warned Harris that he was facing jail. | |
| The trial, which ended on Monday, had heard how Harris used his "status and position" to abuse his victims and that the former television presenter had a dark side to his personality. | |
| The central allegation concerned Harris's daughter's friend, whom the court heard he had groomed and molested from the age of 13 until she was 19. | The central allegation concerned Harris's daughter's friend, whom the court heard he had groomed and molested from the age of 13 until she was 19. |
| He was found to have indecently assaulted her repeatedly, including once when his daughter was asleep in the same room. | He was found to have indecently assaulted her repeatedly, including once when his daughter was asleep in the same room. |
| Operation Yewtree | Operation Yewtree |
| The other victims told the court they had been touched or groped by Harris, sometimes at his public appearances. | The other victims told the court they had been touched or groped by Harris, sometimes at his public appearances. |
| One woman said Harris touched her inappropriately when she was seven or eight while he was signing autographs in Hampshire in the late 1960s. | One woman said Harris touched her inappropriately when she was seven or eight while he was signing autographs in Hampshire in the late 1960s. |
| Harris was also convicted of groping a teenage waitress at a charity event in Cambridge in the 1970s. | Harris was also convicted of groping a teenage waitress at a charity event in Cambridge in the 1970s. |
| An Australian woman Tonya Lee - who has waived her legal right to anonymity - said he had abused her three times on one day while she was on a theatre group trip to the UK at the age of 15. | An Australian woman Tonya Lee - who has waived her legal right to anonymity - said he had abused her three times on one day while she was on a theatre group trip to the UK at the age of 15. |
| Six women also told the court about indecent assaults Harris had carried out against them in Australia, New Zealand and Malta. He could not be prosecuted over these incidents in a British court but the evidence was introduced as an added illustration of his behaviour. | Six women also told the court about indecent assaults Harris had carried out against them in Australia, New Zealand and Malta. He could not be prosecuted over these incidents in a British court but the evidence was introduced as an added illustration of his behaviour. |
| Harris, from Bray, Berkshire, was first questioned in November 2012 in Scotland Yard's Operation Yewtree investigation set up in the wake of revelations about abuse committed by BBC presenter Jimmy Savile. | Harris, from Bray, Berkshire, was first questioned in November 2012 in Scotland Yard's Operation Yewtree investigation set up in the wake of revelations about abuse committed by BBC presenter Jimmy Savile. |
| Lawyers for Harris wrote to media organisations, including the BBC, at the time warning them against naming the entertainer and threatening libel action. | Lawyers for Harris wrote to media organisations, including the BBC, at the time warning them against naming the entertainer and threatening libel action. |
| When he was arrested again in March 2013 the Metropolitan Police did not name him and Harris was not identified in the mainstream media until a few weeks later. | When he was arrested again in March 2013 the Metropolitan Police did not name him and Harris was not identified in the mainstream media until a few weeks later. |