Poirot,
Well, What did you do ?

A couple of things I'd like to raise;

I think it was POIROT who said how hard it must be for a child to firstly approach, and then inform an adult that they've been 'interfered with' or sexually assaulted ? It would be extremely arduous and even terrifying for the child to initially, know who to speak with ? Mum or Dad ? Will they believe me ? Will I get into trouble ? Particularly if the assault was occasioned by a family member or friend ? The poor little buggers ?

Police may suspect even know, of many people engaged in this disgusting behaviour ? And yes, it's not entirely unknown where there are instances when innocent men have had their character absolutely besmirched by some vindictive, acrimonious men and women, by making a totally spurious allegation, merely because of some vengeful issue which has absolutely nothing to do with their behaviour ?

Evidence of this crime, may be occasionally seen in the Family Law Court. Neither is it entirely remote as a sequel to this falsification, the unjustly accused person, suicides as a consequence of this deception.

In conclusion, coppers may suspect even know an individual is guilty of an offence. But he must prove it to a point beyond that of a reasonable doubt.

Dear O Sung Wu,

In the case of Rolf Harris - the proof is beyond a
reasonable doubt. And nothing excuses his behaviour.
Nothing!

We also as a society need to stop this blame shifting
onto the victims. We need to get the message across -
you do the crime - you do the time!

And we need to say No! To child abuse, domestic violence
(male and female), rape, and other abuses. These crimes touch
virtually all of us. With blame shifting -
victims are often reluctant to report the crime, because
they're afraid that other people - including family,
friends and jurors will suspect they did something to
"ask for it." Many victims are unwilling to relive
the experience in submitting to police interrogation,
medical examination, and court proceedings.

having spent the first part of this thread blaming his victims for Harris's predation.
Poirot,
The show business is renowned for sexual weirdoity, in fact I doubt if there were an ABC if it weren't for homosexuality or the SBS for that matter.
So, when mums push their georgeous little darlings literally into the laps of celebrities they're flushed with dreams of grandeur in showbiz. Then, when things don't go according to plan, the blame game starts & nowadays it's grubby lawyers first stop. Absolutely no-one can plead ignorance with the goings-on in showbiz. To stop celebrities from groping the little darlings, don't push them into the environment. Blame yourselves.

individual,

you are quite something.

Not content with posting this bilge early in the thread:

"....The girls just led him on until they realised money could be made by stitching a bloke up...."

And...

"....They simply got caught up in their own pursuit of a little closeness to fame & when they realised a few years later that it didn't get them anywhere they started the molesting caper. Was the judge in that case a male lookalike feminist by any chance ?"

And....

"You're only getting dirty because old Rolf wasn't one of your leftie touching boys brigade. His crime was being a heterosexual.
Btw, did you end up getting your stepfather locked up or wasn't he famous enough ?"

You now post this...

"...So, when mums push their georgeous little darlings literally into the laps of celebrities they're flushed with dreams of grandeur in showbiz. Then, when things don't go according to plan, the blame game starts & nowadays it's grubby lawyers first stop. Absolutely no-one can plead ignorance with the goings-on in showbiz. To stop celebrities from groping the little darlings, don't push them into the environment. Blame yourselves."

So here we have lovable Rolf Harris. Before all this came to light, which parent wouldn't trust a bloke like Rolf? He was the quintessential nice guy next door. You're blaming the mum of that 8 year-old for allowing her daughter to try and get Rolf's autograph. For Gawd's sake, she hadn't pushed her daughter into the lap of a heavy metal rocker smelling of rum...it was Rolf.

She was waiting for "an autograph".

And what happened to that young girl? Rolf, in that initial and brief encounter, put his hand up her skirt and indecently assaulted her in the crotch over her underpants.

How can you possibly blame a parent for that sort of thing happening with a celebrity of the reputation of Rolf?

You're still contorting yourself ridiculously in order to lay the blame anywhere but at Rolf's feet.

Did you even read the sentencing remarks and what he did to Bindy's friend?

I find it interesting that the likes of Jim Saville, Rolf Harris, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods all set up charities. Is this to compensate for evil done?