The 85-year-old pleads not guilty to indecently assaulting seven women and girls - including one who was disabled.
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| Rolf Harris appeared in court via video link over indecent assault charges |
Rolf Harris has denied seven charges of indecent assault - including some against children - as he appeared in court via video link from prison.
The allegations, dating from 1971 to 2004, relate to seven females who were aged between 12 and 27.
One of the alleged victims was disabled.
Harris is alleged to have molested a girl under the age of 14 at BBC Television Centre in 1983 - and then indecently assaulted a woman in the same building 21 years later.
The Australian-born artist wore a grey suit, white shirt and multi-coloured tie as he pleaded not guilty to all charges at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
He gave his address as "HMP Stafford".
Harris' family issued a statement which was read outside court.
In it, they said: "We are disappointed and saddened that the CPS have decided to take Rolf, who will be 86 years old at the end of March, on another trial.
"Nevertheless he has, as he has always done, cooperated with the authorities.
"We, for our part, will do all we can as a family to assist him in proving his innocence."
The defendant was told to appear at London's Southwark Crown Court on 14 April.
Harris enjoyed a long and varied career that saw him perform for the Queen and paint her portrait.
The charges against him are:
:: Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 at the Lyceum Theatre in London in 1971.
:: Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 outside Radio Victory in Portsmouth in 1977.
:: Indecent assault on a disabled woman over the age of 16 outside a London hospital in 1977.
:: Indecent assault on a woman over the age of 16 at Jesus Green in Cambridge in 1978.
:: Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 at the BBC Television Centre in Wood Lane in 1983.
:: Indecent assault on a woman over the age of 16 at Terminal's Studios in London in 2002.
:: Indecent assault on a woman over the age of 16 at the BBC Television Centre in Wood Lane in 2004. The alternate charge to this is one count of sexual touching on a female aged 13 or over at the BBC Television Centre in Wood Lane in 2004.
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