Rolf Harris - trial starts today

[jonby]

I've got no view on the accuracy of the content in the link below although I am a little less cynical of his guilt (in purely relative terms) than I was a few months ago but some may find this an interesting read

http://www.rolfharrisisinnocent.com/

[PurpleMoonlight]

jonby said:

I've got no view on the accuracy of the content in the link below although I am a little less cynical of his guilt (in purely relative terms) than I was a few months ago but some may find this an interesting read

http://www.rolfharrisisinnocent.com/

Interesting reading.

[anonymous-user]

Brilliant. If only Rolf had that website creator defending him instead of a so-called Barrister and her team.

[tescorank]

Looks like hes out for the weekend then

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39960138

[Laurel Green]

Former entertainer Rolf Harris has been cleared of four sex assault charges after a jury could not reach verdicts.

[bazza white]

Is it a retrial of previous convictions or new ones. If it's a complete retrial has he been found guilty of anything then.

[anonymous-user]

Further offences.

He has 12 convictions for sexual offences in which he has served a custodial sentence for.

[Welshbeef]

Hopefully justice has been serviced.


I hope he actually was guilty of the first offences and not an innocent man locked up for no real reason.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Welshbeef said:

Hopefully justice has been serviced.


I hope he actually was guilty of the first offences and not an innocent man locked up for no real reason.

I see the whole Lord Janner business has fallen apart - all civil cases have been withdrawn.

Makes you wonder..........

[saaby93]

Ok this one he was innocent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42012064
How in this day and age do people still get locked up for something they havent done?
If the evidence wasnt there, it wasnt there
You shouldnt need to prove your innocence

[anonymous-user]

You don't have to - the prosecution has to prove the charge, but in a he said she said case sometimes the wrong person is believed. That is one of the reasons why there are appeal courts.

[PurpleMoonlight]

saaby93 said:

Ok this one he was innocent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42012064
How in this day and age do people still get locked up for something they havent done?
If the evidence wasnt there, it wasnt there
You shouldnt need to prove your innocence

What evidence is their for any of these historic allegations.

It's all just one persons word against anothers.

[anonymous-user]

PurpleMoonlight said:

saaby93 said:

Ok this one he was innocent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42012064
How in this day and age do people still get locked up for something they havent done?
If the evidence wasnt there, it wasnt there
You shouldnt need to prove your innocence

What evidence is their for any of these historic allegations.

It's all just one persons word against anothers.

Corroboration, corroboration of the MO from people independent of one another etc.

[JagLover]

PurpleMoonlight said:

What evidence is their for any of these historic allegations.

It's all just one persons word against anothers.

Well, based on the BBC article, in this case there was a witness who claimed Rolf Harris was there (which he denied) but his story was a fabrication. This was known to the police but they did not pass on the information to the defense team.

[Gareth79]

I couldn't immediately see that the 'witness' gave evidence in court. I wonder if they had claimed to have seen the incident, or just that Harris was at that event?

[saaby93]

La Liga said:

orroboration, corroboration of the MO from people independent of one another etc.

was there any corroboration?

[anonymous-user]

saaby93 said:

La Liga said:

Corroboration, corroboration of the MO from people independent of one another etc.

was there any corroboration?

In terms of multiple people making an allegation, yes. I don't know specifics about this case.

[Sa Calobra]

saaby93 said:

Ok this one he was innocent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42012064
How in this day and age do people still get locked up for something they havent done?
If the evidence wasnt there, it wasnt there
You shouldnt need to prove your innocence

One charge out of 12.

[saaby93]

Sa Calobra said:

saaby93 said:

Ok this one he was innocent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42012064
How in this day and age do people still get locked up for something they havent done?
If the evidence wasnt there, it wasnt there
You shouldnt need to prove your innocence

One charge out of 12.

One wrong out of how many is ok?

[confused_buyer]

Because of the age of the victim this charge carried a fair chunk of the sentence so is important.

It seems the corroborating witness was a fantasist/liar who claimed to be in the Navy but was in fact a Lorry Driver.

Now if any or all of the Police and Defence Team knew this but sat there happily in court whilst this evidence was given then something really stinks. It is only Harris's lawyers claiming this to be the case at the moment but it needs looking at IMO.