Rolf Harris pleads not guilty to seven counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault

Convicted sex offender Rolf Harris has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault in a London court.

The disgraced entertainer, 86, appeared via video link in the Southwark Crown Court today for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

Harris is accused of abusing seven girls and women aged between 12 and 27.

One of his alleged victims was a disabled woman who was in hospital care at the time of the alleged offending. 

The alleged offences occurred between 1971 and 2004.

Harris is currently serving a nearly six-year jail sentence in Stafford Prison on similar charges. 

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