When Rolf Harris was convicted of 12 sex offences earlier this week, I couldn\u2019t help but feel a real sense of sadness.<\/p>\n
Now let me clarifyy. I am not sad that he has been convicted. If he is guilty (and that is of course what the jury decided) then he is placed in that special bracket of contempt I have for all sex offenders. I am just upset that the man who was seen as the nations favorite uncle was actually something far more sinister.<\/p>\n
Harris was a staple on TV, hosting classic shows such as \u2018Rolf\u2019s Cartoon Club\u2019, which inspired millions of kids to take up drawing.<\/p>\n
Around a decade ago, I was watching a TV programme and they were talking about Mr Harris. They got on to his music career, and how he wrote songs like \u2018Jake The Peg\u2019 and \u2018Two Little Boys\u2019. They got onto how students around that period were rediscovering Rolf\u2019s music. One of the celebrities they were interviewing mentioned that he hoped this \u2018wasn\u2019t a case of them taking the mickey out of Rolf, because Rolf deserves better\u2019(or words to that affect) It was truly heartfelt, and just showed how everyone loved Harris.<\/p>\n
Now he has been exposed as a man who used his position to molest girls as young as seven. <\/p>\n
The Rolf Harris case has hit home, mainly because he was so popular. The likes of Savile and Bill Roache (who plays Ken Barlow on Corrie) always divided opinion. Savile was seen as an eccentric nutter, and Roache is often seen as unapproachable in the real world. Of course Roache was found not guilty as the charges turned out to be trumped up garbage, but even if he had gone down, it wouldn\u2019t have shaken the nation to the core.<\/p>\n
Rolf was a hero to millions. These people were fed a lie and it will take some getting over.<\/p>\n