[arista]

[Daily Mirror's headline, above a picture of the Australian TV artist and presenter - a convicted child sex offender - in front of a school hall.
The paper says he wandered onto a school site to talk to a sculptor who was working in the grounds, before being told to leave by the headteacher. ]

Ref: BBC

[Mitchell]

Why hasn’t he been deported

[arista]

Originally Posted by Mitchell

Why hasn’t he been deported

The Royal Family Liked him

[Toy Soldier]

His crimes are for sexual offenses against girls over the age of 14. Again of course, not defending him or saying that his crimes aren't serious - he was found guilty on several counts of sexual assault on minors and some on adults, too - but it's also damaging for tabloids to inaccurately throw the term "paedophile" around inaccurately when actual paedophiles exist.

Thus, its also unlikely that he was near a primary school suddenly seeking to perv at children. However it is obviously inappropriate for him to be there anyway.

[bitontheslide]

Aren't people on the sex offenders register restricted on places they can go, with schools being off limits?

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Aren't people on the sex offenders register restricted on places they can go, with schools being off limits?

Well police appear to be saying he has not broken the law but either way what ever did he think he was doing ? waving at the kids as if he was still a liked personality , the bloke is in cloud cuckoo land and still clearly believes he did nothing wrong.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

Well police appear to be saying he has not broken the law but either way what ever did he think he was doing ? waving at the kids as if he was still a liked personality , the bloke is in cloud cuckoo land and still clearly believes he did nothing wrong.

Well he is 88, there's a good chance he literally is.

[LeatherTrumpet]

i thought he was in jail

but there he is is a primary school

[Alf]

I hope he didn't get his didgeridoo out.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i thought he was in jail

but there he is is a primary school

It was 2014 when he was convicted. I too was thinking "is he not out a bit early? Didn't he get like 5 years so should have been in for at least 2.5?" then I looked it up and now I'm spiraling down a pit of existential dread at how quickly time is moving these days. I mean how was the Rolf Harris thing 5 years ago??? I remember it being maybe 18 months ago .

[edit]

Wikipedia says he served 3 years and got out in 2017.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

I hope he didn't get his didgeridoo out.

No he did not


https://news.sky.com/story/child-abu...ounds-11629365

[thesheriff443]

He lives 3 doors away and was collecting wood from a sculpture, facts help!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

His crimes are for sexual offenses against girls over the age of 14. Again of course, not defending him or saying that his crimes aren't serious - he was found guilty on several counts of sexual assault on minors and some on adults, too - but it's also damaging for tabloids to inaccurately throw the term "paedophile" around inaccurately when actual paedophiles exist.

Thus, its also unlikely that he was near a primary school suddenly seeking to perv at children. However it is obviously inappropriate for him to be there anyway.

I'm agreeing with you again TS.

I need to lie down....

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

He lives 3 doors away and was collecting wood from a sculpture, facts help!

Maybe so, but schools' doors are open before and after the children are there. If he wanted to collect the wood, he should have popped in early morning/late afternoon.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Maybe so, but schools' doors are open before and after the children are there. If he wanted to collect the wood, he should have popped in early morning/late afternoon.

Harris gets wood at primary school.

The headlines just write themselves....

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Harris gets wood at primary school.

The headlines just write themselves....

[reece(:]

Originally Posted by Livia

Harris gets wood at primary school.

The headlines just write themselves....

[arista]

Yes he may have been getting wood
but he did wave at them?

All Parents have had a letter sent to them.


He should not have waved
Tell him off


Data : Ch5HD News Live

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes he may have been getting wood
but he did wave at them?

All Parents have had a letter sent to them.


He should not have waved
Tell him off


Data : Ch5HD News Live

The only thing more disturbing than this story is the fact you're watching CH5 News Live .....EWWW!

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes he may have been getting wood
but he did wave at them?

[arista]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

The only thing more disturbing than this story is the fact you're watching CH5 News Live .....EWWW!

Produced by ITN
they get Exclusives


5PM live Mon to Fri.

[UserSince2005]

how has need not been deported?

[GoldHeart]

Very weird story , didn't even know he was wandering about free

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i thought he was in jail

but there he is is a primary school

When I first saw the story, I thought it was from The Onion

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

how has need not been deported?

Both of his parents are British and up until the mid 80's, anyone born in Australia to British parents automatically had British citizenship. He was born in something like the 1930's.

So basically he's legally as British as anyone born here.