Rolf Harris has died aged 93 (Picture: Tom Nicholson/Lnp/REX/Shutterstock)
Convicted paedophile Rolf Harris has died aged 93, after a battle with neck cancer.
The disgraced entertainer is understood to have died at home, after a lengthy battle with the illness, which left him under 24-hour care, and no longer able to eat.
Harris was convicted in 2014 of indecent assaults on underage girls between 1968 and 1986.
But just what was the Australian comedian charged with, and how long did he actually spend behind bars?
What were Rolf Harris’ crimes?
Harris was first arrested in 2012 as part of the police investigation Operation Yewtree, which looked into sexual abuse allegation in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal.
When questioned in May 2013 over historical allegations of sexual offences, he denied any wrongdoing – and was bailed without charge.
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He was arrested in August later that year and charged with nine counts of indecent assault from the 1980s and four counts alleging production of indecent child images in 2012.
Harris was convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault in June 2014, including one offence against an eight year old fan, two children in their early teens, and years worth of abuse against a friend of his daughter’s.
These crimes took place between 1968 and 1986. Harris pleaded ‘not guilty’ in court, and has consistently denied accusations.
When was Rolf Harris in prison?
Aged 84, Harris was handed a prison sentence totalling five years and nine months.
He was was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014 at HM Prison Stafford, and was released on license in May 2017 after serving just three years.
Harris was released after serving just three years (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)
Since his release, he has been living in Bray, Berkshire.
Last week, a chilling documentaty was released about the convicted sex offender, who was arrested as part of the investigation into the late Jimmy Saville’s crimes.
One moment in the documentary showed footage of Harris telling Savile on the latter’s TV show Jim’ll Fix It that a young girl could be left in his ‘capable hands’.
The second part featured a repulsive letter that Harris wrote in jail, which was sent to his former promoter Chris Brosnan and referenced what he felt were ‘injustices’ that he’d faced.
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The disgraced entertainer has died at the age of 93
