Tweet Facebook Mail. Police have reportedly interviewed the alleged victim of a prominent Australian entertainer arrested as part of the investigation into British television star and alleged sex predator Jimmy Savile. The year-old Aussie star from Berkshire in England's south was arrested on suspicion of sexual offences in the UK on Thursday and bailed until May pending further enquiries.
News Limited Network reports it understands London's Metropolitan Police have now interviewed a female who says the Australian man assaulted over a long period of time. She reportedly had a long association with the unnamed entertainer and approached police last year. It was established after a TV documentary alleged former BBC disc jockey Savile, who died in aged 84, sexually abused countless children over decades.
While the Australian was in the media spotlight at the same time, police have stressed his arrest was not connected to the specific allegations made against Savile. The year-old has reportedly moved out of his Berkshire home and into a London flat in recent weeks to avoid press scrutiny. He was first interviewed under caution in late November , five days after a search warrant was executed at his home.
A police investigation concluded earlier this year that Savile was a predatory sex offender who abused youngsters as young as eight over more than 50 years, using his fame to rape and assault victims on BBC premises, in schools and hospitals.
Prosecutors last week said there wasn't enough evidence to charge former BBC producer Wilfred De'ath who had also been arrested. De'ath subsequently hit out at the MET which he said had been "arresting people on rather spurious allegations" having failed "to get" Savile when he was alive. We are the South's eyes and ears in crucial council meetings, at court hearings, on the sidelines of sporting events and on the frontline of breaking news.
As our region faces uncharted waters in the wake of a global pandemic, Otago Daily Times continues to bring you local stories that matter. He was released from prison in May part-way through a re-trial on four accusations of indecent assault, but has rarely been seen in public.
In November , Harris appeared at the Court of Appeal in London to try and overturn his convictions, claiming jurors in the case were "poisoned" against him. He had one conviction overturned following his appeal , but the other 11 remain. Former Animal Hospital host Harris, 88, had been accused of four counts of indecent assault against three teenage girls, the youngest of who was 13, at public events between and His lawyers claimed that the women were motivated by greed, coming forward after he was convicted in June of 12 counts of indecent assault.
After deliberating for just under five hours at Southwark Crown Court in London, the jury said they were unable to reach verdicts on any of the four charges and were discharged by Judge Deborah Taylor. Harris yesterday walked on to the grounds of a primary school - before waving at children, according to reports.
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