Jailed entertainer Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93.
The family of the convicted sex offender confirmed today he passed away recently.
The Australian-born TV presenter was hugely popular for decades before being convicted of a string of indecent assaults in June 2014.
These included one on an eight-year-old autograph hunter, two on girls in their early teens and a catalogue of abuse against his daughter’s friend over 16 years.
A statement from Harris’ family said: “This is to confirm that Rolf Harris recently died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has now been laid to rest.
“They ask that you respect their privacy. No further comment will be made.”
Once a much-loved artist and musician, Harris was jailed for five years and nine months after being convicted of 12 assaults which took place between 1968 and 1986.
In May 2017, he was formally cleared of four unconnected historical sex offences, which he had denied.
Later the same year, one of the 12 indecent assault convictions was overturned by the UK’s Court of Appeal.
Harris was released on licence from HMP Stafford on 19 May 2017, less than three years after his sentence began.
