Rolf Harris is found guilty of sex attacks

Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris saw his decades in the spotlight end in disgrace yesterday as he was found guilty of a string of indecent assaults.

The 84-year-old, once a much-loved artist and musician, was unanimously convicted at Southwark Crown Court of 12 sex charges involving four women, most while they were underage.

His army of supporters, including suited security guards and representatives from PR giant Bell Pottinger who attended every day of the eight-week trial, could do nothing to change the verdict of the jury of six men and six women, who had deliberated for eight days.