The 'vulgar' card Rolf Harris sent to 'abuse victim'
TV presenter Rolf Harris sent a bizarre card that advises on the pros of begging for sex like a dog to one his alleged victims.
15:45 14 May 2014
84-year-old Rolf Harris, who is now facing 12 charges of indecent assault on four alleged victims, has allegedly sent a vulgar card that advises that to succeed at having sex, one must beg for it like a dog. The court was shown the card and the jury heard that he wrote to the father of one woman asking for forgiveness but insists that the relationship was consensual.
The front of the card reads: ‘All I need to know about life I learn from my dog...
'If you stare at someone long enough eventually you will get what you want.
‘When it comes to having sex, if at first you don’t succeed, beg.’
It went on: ‘Be aware of when to hold your tongue and when to use it.
‘Always leave room in your schedule for a good nap.
‘A cold nose in the crotch can be effective.
‘When you do something wrong always take responsibility as soon as you are dragged out from under the bed.
‘If it’s not wet and sloppy it’s not a real kiss.’
Inside the card Harris wrote a strange message to the victim who was then in her mid-20s: "I hope this info is all true.
"I've just had a dreary bout of vertigo with the inside of my head seeming to spin ceaselessly in an outer bony shell of a head which never moved as I fell sideways against the wall like a drunk.
"See you soon love Rolf."
The victim told jurors: "It was a card that was a bit disgusting.
"It had a very sexual tone to it because of the sexual content I felt it had."
Harris appeared in court with his wife Alwen, daughter Bindi, and niece Jenny, as the victim was cross-examined on her sexual abuse claims.
The jury heard that the alleged victim demanded £25,000 from Harris or the story of their affair would hit the newspapers.
The woman admitted to writing to the entertainer in 1994 to ask for money because she wanted to set up a bird sanctuary with her then boyfriend. The trial continues.
