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Chilling moment Rolf Harris jokes girl is 'safe' with him and Jimmy Savile

23 May 2023 , 12:05
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Chilling moment Rolf Harris jokes girl is 'safe' with him and Jimmy Savile
Chilling moment Rolf Harris jokes girl is 'safe' with him and Jimmy Savile

PAEDOS Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile joke about a little girl being "safe" in their hands in shocking archive footage.

Sickening scenes from Savile’s BBC show Jim’ll Fix It also sees Harris snarl: "She is anxious to run away."

Savile and Harris appeared on screen together in Jim'll Fix It alongside a little girl who wanted to paint with Harris eiqekiquhideuprw
Savile and Harris appeared on screen together in Jim'll Fix It alongside a little girl who wanted to paint with HarrisCredit: Rex
The child abusers appeared on screen together in the 1976 episode alongside a little girl who wanted to paint with Harris
The child abusers appeared on screen together in the 1976 episode alongside a little girl who wanted to paint with HarrisCredit: ITVX
Rolf Harris was caged for five years and nine months in 2014 for indecent assault on 12 women including a seven-year-old girl
Rolf Harris was caged for five years and nine months in 2014 for indecent assault on 12 women including a seven-year-old girlCredit: The Sun

The child abusers appeared on screen together in the 1976 episode alongside a little girl who wanted to paint with Harris, who died aged 93 in May 2023.

Savile - whose show 'fixed' "wishes" for youngsters that wrote in - reads a letter saying: “It do say here, dear Jimmy...

"I have always wanted to see Rolf Harris doing one of his paintings, please could you fix it for me. Love, Lynn.”

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The camera cuts to Savile and Harris on stage with the nervous-looking girl, before Savile blurts: "You see this young lady, sir?

"She wishes that she could help you with one of your paintings, do you think I may leave her in your charge?"

Harris snaps: “Safely leave her in my capable hands here.”

The Australian - caged for five years and nine months in 2014 for 12 counts of indecent assault on female victims including a seven-year-old girl - then starts painting.

The monster then tells the girl: "Enjoying it so far? Give them a big smile because they only see the back of your head otherwise, you see?"

After finishing the scrawl, Savile returns and Harris says: “She is anxious to run away."

Savile - who died in 2011 and is considered one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders but was never charged - sordidly replies: “She is, I’ve got fast hold of her here...”

Creep Harris adds: "You stay here and enjoy it, girl."

There is no suggestion the girl in the clip was abused by either Savile or Harris.

The chilling interaction was aired in a new ITVX documentary called 'Rolf Harris: Hiding In Plain Sight'.

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The show charts the rise of Harris from kids' entertainer to national treasure who painted The Queen and appeared at kids' festivals and on TV adverts.

But his 60-year career came crashing down when a childhood pal of his only child, Bindi, - known as Victim A - came forward alleging Harris groomed her aged just 13.

A victim impact statement was read out in court in 2014, it said: "The attacks that happened have made me feel dirty, grubby and disgusting. The whole sordid saga has traumatised me.

"I have panic attacks and suffer from anxiety. The effects of the abuse have been with me for many years. I started drinking at the age of 14 to 15 years old.

"This was to block out the effects of what he was doing to me."

In court, Bindi admitted learning about her dad and Victim A in the late 1990s, but claimed Victim A was 18 and the relationship was consensual.

'YOU'RE IRRESISTABLE'

A number of other women make claims of "degrading and awful” treatment by serial sex assaulter Harris over decades.

One of them, Karen Gardner, tells the ITVX show: "He said something, which still makes me feel sick now.

"He said to me, ‘You’re irresistible.’ I was 16. He was 48. He was 10 years older than my dad.

While Chris Brosnan, who worked with Rolf, added: “I ended up promoting Rolf as an artist as well as playing in the band... being somebody organising shows.

"I actually took it up with Rolf and he looked at me, cut me off, and he said ‘Bear, we’ve all made mistakes in life. And I’ve made some pretty big mistakes and let’s just leave it there’."

Harris was acquitted of assaulting Karen Gardner after the jury failed to reach a verdict.

Harris - awarded an MBE, OBE and later CBE - was stripped of all of his honours in 2015.

He was released from prison on licence in 2017 after serving just under three years in HMP Stafford.

The monster lived in a £7 million mansion in Bray, Berkshire, caring for wife Alwen until his death

Rolf Harris: Hiding In Plain Sight aired on ITVX from May 18.

Savile died in 2011 and is considered one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders but was never charged
Savile died in 2011 and is considered one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders but was never chargedCredit: Getty
Rolf Harris lived in a £7 million mansion in Bray, Berkshire, caring for wife Alwen until his 2023 death
Rolf Harris lived in a £7 million mansion in Bray, Berkshire, caring for wife Alwen until his 2023 deathCredit: Rex

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