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| Rolf Harris guilty of indecent assaults | Rolf Harris guilty of indecent assaults |
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| Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls. | Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls. |
| The 84-year-old was convicted of 12 attacks between 1968 and 1986. | The 84-year-old was convicted of 12 attacks between 1968 and 1986. |
| One of the alleged victims was a childhood friend of his daughter, Bindi. Another was aged seven or eight. | One of the alleged victims was a childhood friend of his daughter, Bindi. Another was aged seven or eight. |
| During his seven-week trial, prosecutors portrayed Harris as a "Jekyll and Hyde" character, who had a dark side to his personality. He will be sentenced on Friday. | During his seven-week trial, prosecutors portrayed Harris as a "Jekyll and Hyde" character, who had a dark side to his personality. He will be sentenced on Friday. |
| The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, said a custodial term was "uppermost in the court's mind". | The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, said a custodial term was "uppermost in the court's mind". |
| The central allegation concerned a friend of Harris's daughter, whom the court heard he groomed and molested from the age of 13 until she was 19. | |
| The other victims told the court they were touched or groped by Harris, sometimes at his public appearances. | The other victims told the court they were touched or groped by Harris, sometimes at his public appearances. |
| The Southwark Crown Court jury deliberated for 37 hours and 45 minutes before reaching their unanimous verdicts. | |
| Harris was found guilty of all 12 charges he was prosecuted on. They were: |