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Convicted paedophile Rolf Harris has written a song mocking his victims as money-grabbing "wenches", it was reported. Disgraced television star Rolf Harris, the convicted paedophile currently serving six years in prison for a string of sex attacks on girls as young as seven, has written a song mocking his victims as money-grabbing “wenches”, it has been reported.
In a letter obtained by The Mail on Sunday, the disgraced entertainer said his victims were "joining the feeding frenzy" by getting their "hooks into his dough". In a letter obtained by the Mail On Sunday, Harris described his life behind bars as “no hardship really” and claimed his victims had been getting their “hooks into his dough”.
He also said his life behind bars was "no hardship really". In the letter, which was reportedly sent from Stafford prison to a friend who then handed it to the newspaper, Harris wrote that the lines of the songs should be set to country-rock music.
The 85-year-old was handed a six-year jail term last year for a string of sex attacks on girls as young as seven. The lines included: “Perhaps you believe you’re pretty still, some perfumed sultry wench?” and, “Make him burn, get your 50-yearold hooks into his dough”.
His letter was reportedly sent from Stafford prison to a friend, who handed it to the newspaper. “Make him burn, burn, burn. Come and join the feeding frenzy, girls,” he continued.
One line of the song, which Harris says he would like to set to country rock music, reads: "Perhaps you believe you're pretty still, some perfumed sultry wench?" Harris was found guilty of 12 indecent assaults which took place between 1968 and 1986 against girls as young as seven at London’s Southwark Crown Court last July.
Other lines say: "Make him burn, get your 50-year-old hooks into his dough. The sentencing judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, told Harris he had shown “no remorse” for his crimes.
"Make him burn, burn, burn. Come and join the feeding frenzy, girls." “Your reputation lies in ruins, you have been stripped of your honours, but you have no one to blame but yourself,” he said.
Last month the Crown Prosecution Service was handed a "full file" of evidence about further allegations against Harris, according to sources. Harris wrote to his friend that he wished to record the song the “moment” he is released from prison, which he expects to be in late 2017.
He was unmasked as a predatory paedophile when he was found guilty of 12 indecent assaults, at London's Southwark Crown Court last July. The lawyer representing Harris’ victims, Liz Dux, told the BBC the “revolting” song had left one victim “totally distraught”.
Sentencing judge Mr Justice Sweeney said Harris showed no remorse for his crimes. She said the parole board should take into account the fact that Harris is “not in any way suffering” for his crimes while in prison, due to his comments, and that the offender has showed “no comprehension” of the effect he has had on his victims.
He said: "Your reputation lies in ruins, you have been stripped of your honours, but you have no one to blame but yourself." “It should certainly affect the way he’s treated when he applies for early release – he hasn’t understood the severity of his crimes,” she said.
PA A Change.org petition has been started calling for a judicial review into what supporters have called the “biased” trial of Harris last summer.
The petition has been signed by Harris’ daughter, Bindi Nicholls, who claims her father is a “kind, sweet, honest man,” and “nothing like the man the press have been portraying him to be”.
But it emerged last month that a “full file” of evidence against Harris had been presented to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and that the paedophile had been interviewed under caution by police as part of Operation Yewtree.
Additional reporting by PA