the child prostitutes in Asia are just leading our Aussie blokes on to get at their money and they are the dinky di victims not the girls.
SteeleRedux,
To defend these sicko Australians who prey on the poverty of the families up there is the height of a lack of integrity.
One thing Harris did not have to do & that is look for cheap sex like so many australian sex tourists do in Asia. They go their for real under age sex not just some perving & groping. They'r ruining thousands of lives with as yet unimaginable consequences. What Harris did is not to be tolerated, what Australians do in Asia is tolerated by other Australians or at least I see no evidence of any being treated like Harris..

In answer to the title question, Yes.

The value of a most art is a very subjective thing often impacted massively by the reputation of the artist. Sometimes being on the fringe or considered extreme helps but there is a line there which when crossed changes the rules big time. One of the factors that helps artists is the impression of being authentic even if exteme.

Harris has lived a lie with a public persona clearly very different to his actions, instant loss of credibility. His market for his art and music has never been the anti-establishment fringe some of whom might be inclined to overlook deep character flaws.

Most of the others mentioned have not been convicted of any crime relating to child abuse, one in my view avoided that by having enough cash to pay off witnesses. In the case of Dodgson its probably almost the exact opposite, I'll accept the premise that there was an unusual interest in children and the view that it never turned into abuse of children. Entirely different to Harris situation. I get the impression that the acceptability of Polanski's work has suffered in many quarters due to his actions.

R0bert

SteeleRedux & Poirot,
This one's for you. I just saw that on the Net, that one puts Harris to shame but where's the outcry ?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-07/melbourne-man-jailed-over-child-sex-abuse-in-philippines/5579200

Dear individual,

Here is where this stands right now.

The words “just led him on until they realised money could be made by stitching a bloke up.” are etching themselves into the way you are assessed on this forum. They are not only defining you but giving the rest of us some insight into why people like Harris was able to get away with his actions for so long, mostly because of attitudes like yours.

Unless you disavow yourself of your original quote everything else you offer up from your keyboard will rightly be viewed as self serving obfuscation.

Do yourself a favour.

giving the rest of us some insight into why people like Harris was able to get away with his actions for so long,
SteeleRedux,
I think we best get that from the horses mouth so to speak, Poirot intimated that she had a bad experience in that field so it would be interesting to hear how she dealt with her assaillant & how long he got away with it.
Btw, what do you think should be done with australian child sex tourists ?

Runner, why bring your religious rubbish into every thread on this site?

Susie its called freedom of speach something feminist stuck in their dogmas detest.