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Rolf Harris jailed for five years and nine months

Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for indecently assaulting four girls over a near 20-year period. One of his victims told ITV News he was a "nasty man" who took advantage his position.

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Rolf Harris jailed for five years and nine months

Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for indecently assaulting four girls over a near 20-year period.

The 84-year-old was convicted of all 12 counts after a eight-week trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Rolf Harris was found guilty of all 12 counts of indecent assault. ? Credit: PA Wire

Harris was found to have repeatedly abused his daughter's childhood friend from the age of 13, including an occasion when his daughter was in the same room.

He also groped a woman when she was seven or eight-years-old while signing autographs.

Sentencing, the judge said the entertainer had shown "no remorse" for his crimes.

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