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What happened to Rolf Harris and did he go to prison?

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Rolf Harris used to be a household name for all the right reasons - namely his work across TV, music and art. He'd appeared on some of the biggest shows on TV, fronting BBC programmes including Animal Hospital and Rolf’s Cartoon Club.

As a result the entertainer, who was born to Welsh parents in Australia, soon became a national treasure, loved and trusted by millions.

But all that came to an abrupt end in 2014, when his vile crimes were brought to light. The former star, now 93, was arrested on historical sexual abuse allegations. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Following an eight-week trial at Southwark Crown Court, he was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison in June 2014.

He was convicted of 12 indecent assaults on four teenage girls between 1968 and 1986, although one of those was later overturned.

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