TV star Harris denies assaults

SHOWBUSINESS veteran Rolf Harris pleaded not guilty yesterday to a series of indecent assaults.

Harris, 83, is accused of attacks on four female victims – one as young as seven or eight – between 1968 and 1986.

He replied “not guilty” to each of the 12 charges as they were read by a clerk at Southwark Crown Court. Harris was released on bail and is due to face trial on April 30.

The Australian, his family and security guards left the court building in front of a scrum of waiting journalists and were driven away in a Volkswagen people carrier following the 70-minute hearing.

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