There were several celebrities prosecuted all around the same time. As with Trump, the cases were many years old and, for Harris, there were no rape allegations. I suspect the real reason for the prosecutions were to distract from the Jimmy Savile disaster.
Savile was friends with Prince Charles, knew Margaret Thatcher and, rumour has it, that he procured little boys for a former Prime Minister. He was also into necrophilia and goodness knows what else. And, of course, the BBC seemed to give Savile a pass as well in spite of "everyone knowing".
So, I believe that Harris et al were just convenient victims.
Former singer, artist and entertainer, Rolf Harris, has passed away at the age of 93 providing DeathList 2023 with a popular success and its sixth hit of the year. Harris initially came to fame as a singer in the 1960s with hits such as Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport, Sun Arise, Jake The Peg and Two Little Boys. In the 1970s he started to appear more on British TV being given his own shows such as Rolf Harris Cartoon Time and similar shows. Later in his career he recorded a version of Stairway to Heaven and became a regular at Glastonbury Festival in the early 2000s. In the later parts of career, rumors had started to spread that Harris had a dark secret. It started to become clear that the clues had been there for years and then people started to come forward to substantiate the claims. Finally, it was revealed that Harris was indeed an Australian…Despite this, his career appeared to continue successfully until 2014 when he was convicted of sexual offenses against a minor and subsequently charged with further similar offenses. Harris passed away from neck cancer on 10 May 2023 although his death was not made public until 23 May. Harris was debuting on DeathList in 2023 being nominated at 38.
Also, the Daily Mail article from May 11th which includes a summary of his charges and convictions:
(In 2014,) Harris was found guilty on 12 counts of indecent assault, and was sentenced to five years and nine months in jail .
The assaults include one on an eight-year-old autograph hunter, two on girls in their early teens, and a catalogue of abuse against his daughter's (Bindi) friend of over 16 years.
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred
Tan me hide when I'm dead
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde
And that's it hangin' on the shed!!
Altogether now!
[Chorus]
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down
There were several celebrities prosecuted all around the same time. As with Trump, the cases were many years old and, for Harris, there were no rape allegations. I suspect the real reason for the prosecutions were to distract from the Jimmy Savile disaster.
Savile was friends with Prince Charles, knew Margaret Thatcher and, rumour has it, that he procured little boys for a former Prime Minister. He was also into necrophilia and goodness knows what else. And, of course, the BBC seemed to give Savile a pass as well in spite of "everyone knowing".
So, I believe that Harris et al were just convenient victims.
For those that care, the Deathlist Obit
Also, the Daily Mail article from May 11th which includes a summary of his charges and convictions:
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Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred Tan me hide when I'm dead So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde And that's it hangin' on the shed!! Altogether now!
[Chorus] Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down
-Rolf Harris
93? Why was he spared