seeder Posted June 30, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) Rolf Harris found guilty of indecent assault. Can expect to be jailed Veteran entertainer and artist convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault from charges dating over nearly two decades The veteran entertainer and artist Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecent assault following a trial in which he was portrayed as a "Jekyll and Hyde" character who used his celebrity status to grope and abuse young women and girls. Following a dramatic six-week hearing, the jury at Southwark crown court convicted Harris of 12 counts of indecent assault, from 12 initial charges dating over nearly two decades from 1968. The prosecution presented the 84-year-old Australian-born star as an arrogant and reckless serial molester who treated his victims as "sexual objects to be groped and mauled when he felt like it". http://www.theguardi...ndecent-assault Another of my childhood hero's have turned out to be despicable . Edited June 30, 2014 by seeder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted June 30, 2014 #2 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I've just been looking at this on Sky.com. To be honest I don't know what to think, I'm quite shocked at this outcome really. It seems that since Jimmy Savile there's been one celebrity after another on trial. Whoever next! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted June 30, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I've just been looking at this on Sky.com. To be honest I don't know what to think, I'm quite shocked at this outcome really. It seems that since Jimmy Savile there's been one celebrity after another on trial. Whoever next! Exactly! Saville 'was' creepy and no real surprise at what he did - but Id never have thought Rolf did what he was accused of. A firm family fave in the UK, and elsewhere Id expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2014 #4 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Tells you something about "The good old days" and what that really meant. in some ways we are living in the best of times. Br Cornelius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted June 30, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted June 30, 2014 As the news caster just said..."Monsters dont get near children, but nice men do" shivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithisco Posted June 30, 2014 #6 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I hated Saville as a kid and his "ultra Smarmy" persona - but Rolf Harris... what to think? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Kitten Posted June 30, 2014 #7 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I never liked Saville or Rolf Harris as a kid. Both were creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted June 30, 2014 #8 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Rolf Harris found guilty of indecent assault. Can expect to be jailed Veteran entertainer and artist convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault from charges dating over nearly two decades The veteran entertainer and artist Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecent assault following a trial in which he was portrayed as a "Jekyll and Hyde" character who used his celebrity status to grope and abuse young women and girls. Following a dramatic six-week hearing, the jury at Southwark crown court convicted Harris of 12 counts of indecent assault, from 12 initial charges dating over nearly two decades from 1968. The prosecution presented the 84-year-old Australian-born star as an arrogant and reckless serial molester who treated his victims as "sexual objects to be groped and mauled when he felt like it". http://www.theguardi...ndecent-assault Another of my childhood hero's have turned out to be despicable As a star he failed in his duty of responsibility to behave correctly towards youngsters he came into contact with. The pervert also pleaded guilty to some of the charges of indecent assaults but not others. I think taking these points into consideration the judge will impose a moderate sentence. However the problem is that indecent assault isn't a serious offence. It isn't rape or child porn so with a moderate sentence he may infact escape prison. He might get fined, have to pay costs and get a 2 years suspended sentence on condition he behaves himself and seeks professional treatment. Even if he does escape prison everybody on the planet knows who he is and knows he's a pervert. His life is effectively over so he is gonna learn a severe and deserved lesson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted June 30, 2014 #9 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) Exactly! Saville 'was' creepy and no real surprise at what he did - but Id never have thought Rolf did what he was accused of. A firm family fave in the UK, and elsewhere Id expect Even before the trial started I was laughing that Rolf Harris has that sterotypical image you'd expert of a seedy, degenerate, pervert! Edited June 30, 2014 by RabidMongoose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr no Posted June 30, 2014 #10 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I would never have thought this,what the hell was going on in television in the 60s and 70s that the profession was riddled with deviants? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Posted June 30, 2014 #11 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) Actually I read an interview in which an actress, who started her career in the 60s said, that in those times if a woman wanted to have succes she had to sleep with the director/producer in most of the cases, if they refused they didnt get the job ... it was very common in the show business at that time she said. So I am not so shocked I think there were many people who misused there power. Edited June 30, 2014 by hellwyr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2014 #12 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I think its called a culture of deviance. Watch this little clip to understand that it was known about and condoned at the highest levels within the BBC: The drama series "Red Riding" rings more and more true every passing day. Br Cornelius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted June 30, 2014 #13 Share Posted June 30, 2014 the clues with Harris where there from the start, tie my kangaroo down, two little boys, and Jake the peg with his "extra leg" dirty b******. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted June 30, 2014 Author #14 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) I think its called a culture of deviance. Watch this little clip to understand that it was known about and condoned at the highest levels within the BBC: The drama series "Red Riding" rings more and more true every passing day. Br Cornelius If anyone wants to see just how weird saville was in real life...this is it quote: "I can get anything, Theres nothing I cant get, and nothing I cant do" [media=]http://vimeo.com/52520464[/media] Edited June 30, 2014 by seeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted June 30, 2014 #15 Share Posted June 30, 2014 the clues with Harris where there from the start, tie my kangaroo down, two little boys, and Jake the peg with his "extra leg" dirty b******. Yeah, thats not the first time I heard about those songs today lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted July 1, 2014 Author #16 Share Posted July 1, 2014 More charges may come too, this in the news: Rolf Harris guilty: More alleged victims come forward Up to 12 more people have come forward with claims of abuse against disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, lawyers say. Police have already said they are considering new allegations against Harris after he was found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault against four victims between the 1960s and 80s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28102238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ50 Posted July 2, 2014 #17 Share Posted July 2, 2014 We had our first TV in 1954, when I was four, and Rolf Harris was one of the first people I remember watching. I have been more shocked about his fall from grace than that of any other celeb. Savile was always a weirdo! I hope Harris doesn't see the light of day again once he is put in prison. Paedophiles are as bad as murderers, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted July 2, 2014 #18 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I hope it does not take as long to jail some of today's wayward pop stars... Maybe R-Kelly will get what he deserves long before hitting his 80's. I was expecting more smoke after Michael Jacksons death, maybe it is an indication of his innocence or the legacy of his power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2014 #19 Share Posted July 2, 2014 It is my own personal experience that when people are faced with the personal reality of this they would rather live in denial than accept the reality on their own doorstep. Br Cornelius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr no Posted July 2, 2014 #20 Share Posted July 2, 2014 If anyone wants to see just how weird saville was in real life...this is it quote: "I can get anything, Theres nothing I cant get, and nothing I cant do" [media=]http://vimeo.com/52520464[/media] It was disturbing that documentary.The fact he was saying I hate kids because if you say you like them you get accused of things was very revealing in light of subsequent events. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ50 Posted July 4, 2014 #21 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Harris has been sentenced to 5 years 9 months in prison. If the offences had been committed more recently he would have been sentenced to much longer in prison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted July 4, 2014 Author #22 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Harris has been sentenced to 5 years 9 months in prison. If the offences had been committed more recently he would have been sentenced to much longer in prison. And heres the link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2680411/Rolf-Harris-leaves-home-boat-family-including-daughter-Bindi-sentenced-today.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ50 Posted July 4, 2014 #23 Share Posted July 4, 2014 The Attorney General has been asked to review the too lenient sentence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted July 4, 2014 Author #24 Share Posted July 4, 2014 The Attorney General has been asked to review the too lenient sentence. Yes I heard that on the car radio too! Give him ten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted July 4, 2014 #25 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Harris has been sentenced to 5 years 9 months in prison. If the offences had been committed more recently he would have been sentenced to much longer in prison. At his age its unlikey he'll be alive in 6 years. They'll have him in prison too. I hope it teaches him something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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