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| Rolf Harris trial: Woman describes 'dirty old man' | Rolf Harris trial: Woman describes 'dirty old man' |
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| Rolf Harris's youngest alleged victim told jurors he was a "dirty old man" who assaulted her "out of nowhere". | Rolf Harris's youngest alleged victim told jurors he was a "dirty old man" who assaulted her "out of nowhere". |
| The woman said she was seven or eight years old when the entertainer molested her while signing autographs at a community centre near Portsmouth. | The woman said she was seven or eight years old when the entertainer molested her while signing autographs at a community centre near Portsmouth. |
| She broke into tears as she told the court she was scared and wanted to scream out during the incident, which happened between 1968 and 1970. | She broke into tears as she told the court she was scared and wanted to scream out during the incident, which happened between 1968 and 1970. |
| Mr Harris, 84, denies 12 counts of indecent assault between 1968 and 1986. | Mr Harris, 84, denies 12 counts of indecent assault between 1968 and 1986. |
| His alleged victims were aged between seven or eight and 19 when the offences are said to have taken place. | His alleged victims were aged between seven or eight and 19 when the offences are said to have taken place. |
| The earliest count of indecent assault against Mr Harris relates to the woman giving evidence on Thursday. | The earliest count of indecent assault against Mr Harris relates to the woman giving evidence on Thursday. |
| 'Out of body' | 'Out of body' |
| The woman, who cannot be named, broke down as she gave evidence from behind a screen. | The woman, who cannot be named, broke down as she gave evidence from behind a screen. |
| She told Southwark Crown Court she thought the incident might have been an accident but he touched her again "aggressively". | She told Southwark Crown Court she thought the incident might have been an accident but he touched her again "aggressively". |
| She told the jury that when she reached the front of the queue of autograph hunters, Mr Harris touched her inappropriately with his "big hairy hands". | She told the jury that when she reached the front of the queue of autograph hunters, Mr Harris touched her inappropriately with his "big hairy hands". |
| She said: "It didn't matter if it was going to hurt me or not. It felt very aggressive and I knew that it wasn't an accident. | She said: "It didn't matter if it was going to hurt me or not. It felt very aggressive and I knew that it wasn't an accident. |
| "There was a moment when I was out of my body and I just wanted to get away." | "There was a moment when I was out of my body and I just wanted to get away." |
| She also described the moment she wanted to scream out "what are you doing?" but said she was unable to do so. | She also described the moment she wanted to scream out "what are you doing?" but said she was unable to do so. |
| She said: "I didn't know how to put it into words. He scared me because he was looking at me all the time. | |
| 'Extremely embarrassed' | |
| "His eyes were fixed and I kind of backed away, and I sat on a chair trying to process what was going on and looking at him carrying on as if nothing had happened." | "His eyes were fixed and I kind of backed away, and I sat on a chair trying to process what was going on and looking at him carrying on as if nothing had happened." |
| Another alleged victim told the court that Mr Harris put his arm around her and squeezed her bottom several times with a "very firm" grip. | |
| The 52-year-old, who was 13 or 14 at the time and working as a waitress at a marquee, said: "I was too young to understand, but it was basically like groping. | |
| "I was completely frozen... I knew it was wrong... I couldn't move... I was extremely embarrassed." | |
| The woman, who stopped giving evidence at one point when a juror was thought to have fallen asleep, said she wanted to pretend the mid-1970s incident had not happened. | |
| She described how she first saw Mr Harris outside the marquee "crouched on all fours" barking at a dog. | |
| She said she was "awestruck", as it was "a sight to behold". |