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02 Jun 14
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The jury at the trial of Rolf Harris has seen video footage that prosecutors say contradicts his claim he could not have visited the location of one of his alleged assaults.
The footage, from ITV game show Star Games, was filmed in Cambridge in 1978.
Earlier in his evidence, the entertainer denied ever having visited Cambridge until four years ago for an exhibition of his paintings.
Mr Harris, 84, denies 12 indecent assaults between 1968 and 1986.
Prosecutor Sasha Wass QC accused him of "telling a deliberate lie".
One complainant told the jury at Southwark Crown Court she had been indecently assaulted in Cambridge at around the time she was aged 14 in 1975.
Large display screens on the wall of court two showed Rolf Harris hopping like a kangaroo -- "monkeying around" as prosecutor Sasha Wass QC put it.
Star Games, filmed in 1978 at Jesus Green in Cambridge, was a charity celebrity team challenge, featuring actors and singers competing.
Rolf Harris was the captain of the "theatre" team, whose members included Robin Askwith and Rula Lenska. His opponents included Davy Jones, of the Monkees, and singers Patti Boulaye and Dave Dee.
In a powder-blue suit and one of his colourful ties, Mr Harris occasionally answered back to the prosecution, at one point accusing Ms Wass of making a "snide comment".
The judge warned him: "This is not a verbal joust, this is the asking of questions and the giving of answers."
Rolf Harris acknowledged he had made a "sweeping statement" when he said he hadn't visited Cambridge earlier.
Asked whether it was a "deliberate lie", he replied: "No it wasn't."
Ms Wass said the complainant had been working as a waitress after a games show event.
She said the video supported "pretty much everything" the complainant had said, apart from the date of the alleged incident.
"She's got the year wrong," said Ms Wass.
The video, of which a short extract was shown to the jury, started with the Thames TV opening logo.
The programme titles showed Mr Harris in a tracksuit top and white shorts. The show featured him as a team captain.
Mr Harris said he didn't remember going to Cambridge. He said to Ms Wass: "I don't think you understand the showbiz scene at all."
He added: "You sign a contract, you are taken to a place."
The jury at the trial of Rolf Harris has seen video footage that prosecutors say contradicts his claim he could not have visited the location of one of his alleged assaults.
The footage, from ITV game show Star Games, was filmed in Cambridge in 1978.
Earlier in his evidence, the entertainer denied ever having visited Cambridge until four years ago for an exhibition of his paintings.
Mr Harris, 84, denies 12 indecent assaults between 1968 and 1986.
Prosecutor Sasha Wass QC accused him of "telling a deliberate lie".
One complainant told the jury at Southwark Crown Court she had been indecently assaulted in Cambridge at around the time she was aged 14 in 1975.
Large display screens on the wall of court two showed Rolf Harris hopping like a kangaroo -- "monkeying around" as prosecutor Sasha Wass QC put it.
Star Games, filmed in 1978 at Jesus Green in Cambridge, was a charity celebrity team challenge, featuring actors and singers competing.
Rolf Harris was the captain of the "theatre" team, whose members included Robin Askwith and Rula Lenska. His opponents included Davy Jones, of the Monkees, and singers Patti Boulaye and Dave Dee.
In a powder-blue suit and one of his colourful ties, Mr Harris occasionally answered back to the prosecution, at one point accusing Ms Wass of making a "snide comment".
The judge warned him: "This is not a verbal joust, this is the asking of questions and the giving of answers."
Rolf Harris acknowledged he had made a "sweeping statement" when he said he hadn't visited Cambridge earlier.
Asked whether it was a "deliberate lie", he replied: "No it wasn't."
Ms Wass said the complainant had been working as a waitress after a games show event.
She said the video supported "pretty much everything" the complainant had said, apart from the date of the alleged incident.
"She's got the year wrong," said Ms Wass.
The video, of which a short extract was shown to the jury, started with the Thames TV opening logo.
The programme titles showed Mr Harris in a tracksuit top and white shorts. The show featured him as a team captain.
Mr Harris said he didn't remember going to Cambridge. He said to Ms Wass: "I don't think you understand the showbiz scene at all."
He added: "You sign a contract, you are taken to a place."
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touchy feely geezer
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So he's in Cambridge in 1978. The alleged offence took place in 1975.
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I've reported myself for blatant misuse of the apostrophe.
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quite a big difference cos presumably if she was 14 in 1975, she would have been 17 in 1978. unless she had some kind of time machine handy.
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I think you presume rightly Bob as always
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weird she thinks she worked as a waitress at 14 not 17. youd think youd know.
not at all weird that rolf didnt remember being in cambridge seeing as he would be travelling all over the world not really knowing one place from the next. since when was touching someones arse a crime anyway?? its amazing were not all locked up. |
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i remember being in a night club once and this woman grabbed my **** and wouldnt let go. is it worth me suing?
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Did she do so with your consent? Were you aged sixteen or over? Was SHE aged sixteen or over? More detail is required.
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Go for it and claim Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. You could also say she had long nails and tore your trousers and claim for a new pair. Kerchang twice.
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sideshowbob • June 2, 2014 2:42 PM BST
i remember being in a night club once and this woman grabbed my **** and wouldnt let go. is it worth me suing? If shes still got hold of it yes! |
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"She's got the year wrong,"
 Oh yes sorry your honour I was not 14 but 17 when the incident occured  The whole think is getting ridiculous. |
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Think again
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Large display screens on the wall of court two showed Rolf Harris hopping like a kangaroo --
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i didnt like the way he comforted a bloke on that pet hospital thing once, had that been a 17 year old.....
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Do you remember what you were doing in 1978
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^I would if I was on trial.
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