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| Rolf Harris leaves house by boat to be sentenced for indecent assaults | Rolf Harris leaves house by boat to be sentenced for indecent assaults |
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| Rolf Harris has arrived in court today to be sentenced today for a string of indecent assaults. | |
| He left his Berkshire home, which backs on to the River Thames, by boat shortly after 7am as he made his way to court for sentencing, ITV reported. | He left his Berkshire home, which backs on to the River Thames, by boat shortly after 7am as he made his way to court for sentencing, ITV reported. |
| The disgraced entertainer was found guilty of 12 counts at London's Southwark Crown Court on Monday in unanimous verdicts by a jury of six men and six women. | The disgraced entertainer was found guilty of 12 counts at London's Southwark Crown Court on Monday in unanimous verdicts by a jury of six men and six women. |
| Harris, 84, from Bray in Berkshire, was convicted of nine assaults between 1968 and 1985 - one on a girl aged seven or eight, and the rest on teenagers between 14 and 19. | Harris, 84, from Bray in Berkshire, was convicted of nine assaults between 1968 and 1985 - one on a girl aged seven or eight, and the rest on teenagers between 14 and 19. |
| The remaining three guilty verdicts were for three counts of indecent assault on Tonya Lee, who has waived her right to anonymity, in 1986 when she was 15, when the maximum penalty had changed to 10 years. | The remaining three guilty verdicts were for three counts of indecent assault on Tonya Lee, who has waived her right to anonymity, in 1986 when she was 15, when the maximum penalty had changed to 10 years. |
| The judge has warned the musician's legal team that he is likely to face prison. | The judge has warned the musician's legal team that he is likely to face prison. |
| The judge said: "In reality, given the conviction on all 12 counts, it is inevitable that the type of sentence that is uppermost in the court's mind is a custodial sentence and he must understand that." | The judge said: "In reality, given the conviction on all 12 counts, it is inevitable that the type of sentence that is uppermost in the court's mind is a custodial sentence and he must understand that." |
| Police are now looking into dozens more claims from alleged victims in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. | Police are now looking into dozens more claims from alleged victims in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. |
| The charges Harris was convicted of concern one woman who was groped when she was just seven or eight and asked for his autograph, two teenage girls, and a catalogue of abuse against his daughter's then best friend. | The charges Harris was convicted of concern one woman who was groped when she was just seven or eight and asked for his autograph, two teenage girls, and a catalogue of abuse against his daughter's then best friend. |
| During the trial, the court also heard from six other women who claim they were groped by Harris while abroad in Australia, New Zealand and Malta. He could not be prosecuted over these alleged incidents in a British court. | During the trial, the court also heard from six other women who claim they were groped by Harris while abroad in Australia, New Zealand and Malta. He could not be prosecuted over these alleged incidents in a British court. |
| Prosecutors also tried to use evidence from another seven women with similar accounts, including a celebrity who said she was groped on live TV, but this was deemed inadmissible. | Prosecutors also tried to use evidence from another seven women with similar accounts, including a celebrity who said she was groped on live TV, but this was deemed inadmissible. |
| Harris will not stand trial over allegations he downloaded sexual images of children, prosecutors said today. | |
| Since his conviction, Harris, who has been stripped of his Bafta fellowship and faces losing his CBE, has also lost an honorary degree from the University of East London. | Since his conviction, Harris, who has been stripped of his Bafta fellowship and faces losing his CBE, has also lost an honorary degree from the University of East London. |
| Questions have been raised over the future of his artwork, which includes a portrait of the Queen, and authorities in his native Western Australia are planning to remove tributes. | Questions have been raised over the future of his artwork, which includes a portrait of the Queen, and authorities in his native Western Australia are planning to remove tributes. |
| His multimillion-pound fortune could also be badly dented by legal costs and compensation claims. | His multimillion-pound fortune could also be badly dented by legal costs and compensation claims. |
| Additional reporting by Press Association | Additional reporting by Press Association |