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Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris dead at 93
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» LONDON: The artist, presenter and musician Rolf Harris, who was one of the UK's best-loved entertainers before he was convicted of underage-sex crimes in 2014, has died aged 93, officials said on Tuesday.
Australian actress guilty of child sex abuse
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» MELBOURNE - A well-known Australian actress, who starred in the hit television show "Prisoner", was Thursday found guilty of child sex offences committed against a teenage girl more than 30 years ago.
Australia child abuse inquiry to focus on entertainment industry
AFP, Published on 15/06/2015
» SYDNEY - A wide-ranging Australian inquiry into child sex abuse on Monday said it plans to put the spotlight on the entertainment industry, urging anyone who has suffered to come forward.
Disgraced star Rolf Harris stripped of Australian honours
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» SYDNEY - Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris was on Monday stripped of his Australian honours after being found guilty of sexually assaulting four girls in Britain.
Paedophile Gary Glitter guilty again
AFP, Published on 06/02/2015
» LONDON - British former glam rocker Gary Glitter could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty at a London court on Thursday of historic sex abuse against three young girls.
Singer Cliff Richard denies sex crime after UK police search
AFP, Published on 14/08/2014
» Veteran British singer Cliff Richard on Thursday strongly denied allegations of sexual impropriety after police investigating an historic claim of abuse against a boy searched one of his properties.
Child abuse cases spark soul-searching in Britain
AFP, Published on 11/07/2014
» A wave of revelations about long-hidden child sexual abuse has left Britons wondering what is wrong with their country, but experts say they are simply facing up to a problem that exists the world over.
Calls grow for UK inquiry into alleged Westminster child abuse
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» LONDON - The British government faced growing calls on Sunday for a national inquiry into allegations of child abuse by politicians in the 1970s and 1980s, after it emerged that 114 files relating to the accusations were missing.
Rolf Harris case 'will encourage more victims to come forward'
AFP, Published on 05/07/2014
» SYDNEY - The judge leading an Australian inquiry into institutional child abuse said Saturday that the conviction of disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris for sexual assault would encourage more victims to come forward.
TV star Rolf Harris jailed for five years over sex assaults
AFP, Published on 05/07/2014
» LONDON - Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for decades, was jailed for five years and nine months for a string of sexual assaults against girls.