Entertainer Rolf Harris guilty of indecent assaults

[tubby johnson]

May the sickos who prey on and molest children suffer a slow and painful death.

[super22k]

Well said,p_brownstone.I support you 100%. The whole thing is ridiculous.If it continues like this 99%of the "Pop" world will be in prison.If I remember correctly these little female brats were called "Groupies" They used to throw themselves at pop stars.This proves the stupidity of political correctness.They were different times with different standards. Shall we prosecute King Henry the eighth for having his wifes heads cut off.And what about women slapping mens faces violently for little reason.Can we not have some of these women prosecuted.God bless Rolf Harris.

[bangon04]

First Jimmy Savile, then Stuart Hall and now Rolf Harris. My childhood memories are in tatters. Who will be next?

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Who else has Q Elizabeth shaken hands with and awarded a medal or knighthood for services to entertainment?

[AnotherOneAmerican]

First Jimmy Savile, then Stuart Hall and now Rolf Harris. My childhood memories are in tatters. Who will be next?

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Who else has Q Elizabeth shaken hands with and awarded a medal or knighthood for services to entertainment?

Cliff Richard?

"The young ones, oh darling we're the young ones"

[belg]

how many more bbc skeletons ?

[freebyrd]

First Jimmy Savile, then Stuart Hall and now Rolf Harris. My childhood memories are in tatters. Who will be next?

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Cliff Richard? - I really hope I'm not tempting fate, but there don't seem to be many left.

What possesses those in privileged and wealthy positions to stoop so low defies reason. They deserve every second they spend behind bars. Those unfortunates who lost their innocence at the hands of these b******s can never recapture it.

[Asiantravel]

Well said,p_brownstone.I support you 100%. The whole thing is ridiculous.If it continues like this 99%of the "Pop" world will be in prison.If I remember correctly these little female brats were called "Groupies" They used to throw themselves at pop stars.This proves the stupidity of political correctness.They were different times with different standards. Shall we prosecute King Henry the eighth for having his wifes heads cut off.And what about women slapping mens faces violently for little reason.Can we not have some of these women prosecuted.God bless Rolf Harris.

Total garbage.

[tubby johnson]

Well said,p_brownstone.I support you 100%. The whole thing is ridiculous.If it continues like this 99%of the "Pop" world will be in prison.If I remember correctly these little female brats were called "Groupies" They used to throw themselves at pop stars.This proves the stupidity of political correctness.They were different times with different standards. Shall we prosecute King Henry the eighth for having his wifes heads cut off.And what about women slapping mens faces violently for little reason.Can we not have some of these women prosecuted.God bless Rolf Harris.

"Ah, those good old days of child molestation. When charming cads like us could leer, fondle and grope with impunity, all for a laugh. And children's anguished complaints were rightfully dismissed as immature fantasies. Hohoho ... jolly times!"

Good grief.

[ozsamurai]

At any stage of history,it was NEVER acceptable to fondle 7 year olds. If you think its relevant to the times, that is pure fantasy. He abused a position of authority in a way that was not and is not and will not ever be acceptable in any time past or any time future. He is a disgrace to all that he stood for. I'm only sorry that he wasn't jailed sooner.

Oz

[ggt]

The man is 84 years old...now will become a ward of the state...years of expensive health care...too late now to do any real harm by locking him up...make him pay restitution to the victims...he is no longer a threat to society...

[MJP]

The man is 84 years old...now will become a ward of the state...years of expensive health care...too late now to do any real harm by locking him up...make him pay restitution to the victims...he is no longer a threat to society...

This I agree with.

Considering Robert Oliver was actually released from prison.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2673875/Outrage-Sidney-Cooke-gang-paedophile-raped-killed-boy-14-streets-months-jailed-letting-children-home.html

[ukguyinthai]

I was totally shocked to learn this, very shocked; I thought he was a good guy. Probably he is, but obviously has mental problems in the kid department.

It is not for us to decide what justice should be decided upon him, let the victims decide. Just because he is old now does not mean he shouldn’t be punished properly. It just means he got away with it for a long time.

Cannot talk about “he won’t harm anyone now”.

He’s done the harm and the people he hurt are still hurting.

Most of the victims, the victim’s mothers, the victim’s fathers and the victims family’s probably want him dead. Paying them money for his freedom is an insult.

If he touched my kids I know I would……….. Send him to jail and leave him there.

[Gillyflower]

I could never stand him as a kid/teenager. But I do feel rather sorry for his family. What a disgrace!! What was he doing in England anyway? I have been out of Aus doings for many years, so not up to date.

[FlipSide]

Before Rolf Harris got big on Australian TV was the kids 60's Saturday morning show hosts Happy Hammond on Ch7 & Zig & Zag on Ch9. They were all old queens kiddy fiddlers. I won a pair of football boots in a game on Zig & Zag and proudly holding my prize back stage I was cornered by Zig, about to hit on me when I freaked & ran away as Zag came back stage to curse his old partner, telling to get back to work. There have obviously been hundreds more old queens in the TV & show business, since then. It's amazing it's taken this long to come out.

[MJP]

Before Rolf Harris got big on Australian TV was the kids 60's Saturday morning show hosts Happy Hammond on Ch7 & Zig & Zag on Ch9. They were all old queens kiddy fiddlers. I won a pair of football boots in a game on Zig & Zag and proudly holding my prize back stage I was cornered by Zig, about to hit on me when I freaked & ran away as Zag came back stage to curse his old partner, telling to get back to work. There have obviously been hundreds more old queens in the TV & show business, since then. It's amazing it's taken this long to come out.

Ben Fellowes makes interesting reading with regard to "running the gauntlet of paedophiles in the entertainment industry" when he was a child actor. He also mentions UK politicians.

[super22k]

I have no sympathy for anyone who sexualy assults a 7 year old girl.He probably touched her.But lets get real.I put this to all TV posters and readers:

If you were alone in a room and a beautiful,curvy,teenage girl came into the room ,sat on on your knee,put her hand inside your trousers and made it clear what she wanted, would you ask for her Birth certificate? Would you tell her to clear off? Of course you wouldnt. You would take what was on offer. Then afterwards you would find out she was 15 years old.These guys like Rolf Harris who are being sent to prison were in this kind of situation over and over again.

[star kicker]

the UK media has started to refer to him as 'Australian Rolf Harris...'.

he used to be national treasure in the UK, now he's an Australian.

[F4UCorsair]

The man is 84 years old...now will become a ward of the state...years of expensive health care...too late now to do any real harm by locking him up...make him pay restitution to the victims...he is no longer a threat to society...

This I agree with.

Considering Robert Oliver was actually released from prison.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2673875/Outrage-Sidney-Cooke-gang-paedophile-raped-killed-boy-14-streets-months-jailed-letting-children-home.html

I think I'd go along with that. He's not going to be doing much at 84, and maybe a million $$ for each of the victims would be in order.

The problem with that is that there wouldn't be 4 victims but 400, or 4000!! Money will create some victims in their own imaginations.

All that said, it was disgracecul behaviour.

[Will27]

'Jake the Peg' - its a sad day for a the world when a once trusted Icon falls from grace...

Jake the Ped...........

[Donnie Brasco]

First Jimmy Savile, then Stuart Hall and now Rolf Harris. My childhood memories are in tatters. Who will be next?

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You mean that you couldn't peg Savile as a creep? Even as a kid, something about the guy sent shivers of revulsion up my spine.

Savile's resemblance to this recently deceased "Nigel" (the notorious slime-wad of internet porn site fame) . . . . his resemblance was uncanny.

Both these guys seemed to challenge the world with a level of both physical and spiritual repulsiveness.

Both of these creeps affected their boisterous, gregarious and loquacious personae to beard the seething cauldron of depravity that lay underneath.

This idiot Rolf Harris, whose gibberish I never at any point found to be the least bit entertaining on any level whatsoever seemed driven by a similar "masking" routine. I suspect Harris was always fully aware of his disgusting personal proclivities and rose to the challenge of masking them with his moronic song-and-dance routine.

This "larger than life" routine appears to have worked out for them because, for the most part the vast majority of our species craves to be a part of such great fun.

To challenge this 'great fun' as anything but what it appears to be is to marginalize oneself.

And, of course, no one wishes to be excluded.

So against their best instincts, all but the most intuitive happily go along with these creeps.

And this syndrome extends to everything and is prevalent everywhere in the Zeitgeist.

Demonics, Funseekers. Demonics.

"Sometimes, 'fuggedabowdit' just means fuggedabowdit. . . . "

[Scott]

Off-topic posts and replies deleted.

[tifino]

SIR Rolph Harris if you do not mind.......

...not quite the knight:

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) - 1968

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 1977

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - 2006

[tifino]

probably best not mention names of those not charged or convicted eh!!

[tubby johnson]

I have no sympathy for anyone who sexualy assults a 7 year old girl.He probably touched her.But lets get real.I put this to all TV posters and readers:

If you were alone in a room and a beautiful,curvy,teenage girl came into the room ,sat on on your knee,put her hand inside your trousers and made it clear what she wanted, would you ask for her Birth certificate? Would you tell her to clear off? Of course you wouldnt. You would take what was on offer. Then afterwards you would find out she was 15 years old.These guys like Rolf Harris who are being sent to prison were in this kind of situation over and over again.

The detailed way you describe it .... Unlikely.

Only in your creepiest fantasies.

[Basil B]

SIR Rolph Harris if you do not mind.......

...not quite the knight:

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) - 1968

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 1977

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - 2006

Her Majesties Prison (HMP) - 2014.

By the time this BBC nonceathon has concluded I doubt if even Attenborough or Parky will be safe!

Not even Backburn or Wogan...

And poor Cliff, still thinks it's for stirring his tea with...

[Steely Dan]

At any stage of history,it was NEVER acceptable to fondle 7 year olds. If you think its relevant to the times, that is pure fantasy. He abused a position of authority in a way that was not and is not and will not ever be acceptable in any time past or any time future. He is a disgrace to all that he stood for. I'm only sorry that he wasn't jailed sooner.

Oz

Your assertion is incorrect, but to go into this is apparently off topic. You know eating human flesh is perfectly acceptable in some societies, which demonstrates how far beyond norms acceptable to us do some cultures go. I agree with you on your regret that he wasn't caught sooner by the way.

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[GentlemanJim]

So with all the witch hunting, when will they arrest and jail Bill Wyman, who openly admitted to 'consummating' his relationship with Mandy Smith when she was 14? The press almost made a joke out of it and Mandy was on front covers age 14-15 - remember. This was not groping, touching up, kissing, this was full on sex Wyman was having with her from age 14 - all with Mums knowledge!

Here at the tender age of 16 already having been abused by Wyman for 3 years. For those that have the line that 'well she looked older' please watch until she opens her mouth, then her age becomes very apparent.

[namatjira]

Glad i did not buy any of rolfs paintings.......not such a good investment now....in fact I am quite sure his

famous portrait of the queen is deep inside a dumpster.........

[Scott]

A post with the reply inside the quote tags.

[AnotherOneAmerican]

I will never be able to listen to Stairway to heaven again.