London: A dozen women have made fresh allegations against veteran TV star Rolf Harris after a British court found him guilty of a string of sex assaults against girls over nearly 20 years.
Australian-born Harris, 84, could spend the rest of his life in jail after his conviction by a London court on Monday on 12 counts of indecently assaulting four girls aged seven to 19 between 1968 and 1986.
Law firm Slater and Gordon, which represents over 200 women allegedly abused by late BBC star Jimmy Savile and other stars, said on Tuesday it had been contacted by 12 women from Britain, Australia and New Zealand with claims about Harris.
"What we have discovered in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal is just how deep child abuse in institutions ran and how some people were seemingly allowed to continue their sickening crimes unchallenged."
Reports suggest he could now be stripped of his CBE, one of the highest honours which Queen Elizabeth II can bestow, following his conviction.
In his native Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was "gutted and dismayed" by Harris's conviction.
The Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday that Harris and Savile had toured women's wards at the high-security Broadmoor psychiatric hospital together in the 1970s as patients were undressing before bed.
Harris is due to be sentenced on Friday.
Australian-born Harris, 84, could spend the rest of his life in jail after his conviction by a London court on Monday on 12 counts of indecently assaulting four girls aged seven to 19 between 1968 and 1986.
Law firm Slater and Gordon, which represents over 200 women allegedly abused by late BBC star Jimmy Savile and other stars, said on Tuesday it had been contacted by 12 women from Britain, Australia and New Zealand with claims about Harris.
"What we have discovered in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal is just how deep child abuse in institutions ran and how some people were seemingly allowed to continue their sickening crimes unchallenged."
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Reports suggest he could now be stripped of his CBE, one of the highest honours which Queen Elizabeth II can bestow, following his conviction.
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In his native Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was "gutted and dismayed" by Harris's conviction.
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The Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday that Harris and Savile had toured women's wards at the high-security Broadmoor psychiatric hospital together in the 1970s as patients were undressing before bed.
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Harris is due to be sentenced on Friday.
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