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British press react to Rolf Harris guilty verdict

British newspapers have lead on Rolf Harris' guilty verdict this morning, after the jury found the 84-year-old guilty on all 12 counts of indecent assault.

Rolf Harris on the front page of The Daily Mirror, Tuesday 1 July 2014
Rolf Harris on the front page of The Daily Mirror, Tuesday 1 July 2014.

British newspapers have lead on Rolf Harris' guilty verdict this morning.

A jury of six men and six women found Rolf Harris guilty on all 12 counts of indecent assault against four female complainants, aged from seven or eight to 19, between 1968 and 1986.

The 84-year-old has denied the charges but now faces up to 10 years in jail following the guilty verdicts.

The Daily Mirror wrote: "He and Jimmy Savile watched girls undress at Broadmoor" and "One victim wrote to Queen warning he was a pervert nine years ago."

On the Independent, the headline reads: "Portrait of a predator: Rolf Harris is found guilty on all charges - and a picture of decade of secual abuse emerges."

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"For 50 years, he was the face of wholesome family TV," The Daily Mail wrote. "Now we know the truth: Rolf is a predator who duped us all."

Here are the front pages for Tuesday, 1 July across British newspapers:

(Images via Nick Sutton at Tomorrow's Papers Today)


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