Rolf Harris Trial Verdict

[Jomlett]

Rolf Harris Guilty on all charges

[janbee]

Old Jake the peg and his extra leg !!! Dirty old sod !!

[Khandro]

What sort of age group are those he offended against? - I haven't followed the case at all.

[sandyRoe]

One victim was a girl in her early teens, a friend of his daughter.

[ummmm]

One was 7.

[Jomlett]

12 counts of indecent assault involving four alleged victims aged seven to 19.

[ummmm]

So def not a groupie....

[mikey4444]

When someone is investigated over sexual abuse, and then charged with 12 counts of sexual assault, and the whole thing goes to trial, none of us should be terribly surprised when that person is found guilty. After all, the CPS don't normally drag completely innocent people of the street, kicking and screaming, and then charge them at random, famous cases of miscarriages of justice aside.

It is often said everyone is innocent until proved guilty but if they weren't strongly suspected of guilt in the first place, most of them wouldn't be on trial at all.

What people can't always understand is that when someone is investigated for months and sometimes for years, and the resultant court case goes on for months, but still that person is found not guilty. That for me is the more mystifying aspect of our law.

[youngmafbog]

Thats what happens when you let criminals back in, will we transport him back again?

[Jomlett]

"During a long and crucial cross-examination, Harris conceded that the long affair, which lasted until the woman was in her late 20s, showed he had a "dark side" which he was adept at concealing from others."

[jno]

he'd admitted the business with his daughter's friend; once that happened it sort of opened the floodgates. I wasn't surprised by the verdict (I have been by others).

[mikey4444]

If it is as jno has said and he admitted having a relationship with his friends daughter, it must have been all over for him at that point. I wonder why his defence didn't suggest that he do a Stuart Hall and change his plea ?

If he did admit have the relationship in Court, why did the Jury take so long ?

[ummmm]

Because he said it she consented...

[mikey4444]

Rot in hell, all child abusers.

[Canary42]

I expect it took a long time convincing some of the jury who were still overcome with his charm, and wouldn't let themselves believe evil of him. It must be very difficult for antone who doesn't realise just how pernicious paedophilia is.

I recently read "Smile for the Camera" which is all about Cyril Smith's offences - a real eye-opener on how they get away with it.

[Canary42]

*anyone*

[heathfield]

The time it takes the jury to reach a verdict is very dependent on the number of charges. Remember that each charge has to be considered individually.

[jno]

Canary, Esther Rantzen has responded that monsters don't get near children, nice men do. Sad but true.

[jno]

two or three hours discussing each charge sounds reasonable and needn't suggest any deep doubts.

[Farriercm]

Celebs normally, get very lenient custodial sentences, or are told to tie their
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