Staffordshire PCC lambasts 'callous' Rolf Harris
Staffordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner hopes the lack of remorse shown by Rolf Harris will encourage victims of child abuse to come forward.
There was widespread condemnation after it emerged Harris, a convicted paedophile, wrote a letter from his Stafford prison cell in which he described his victims as 'money-grabbing wenches'.
The sickening lyrics were included in a letter sent by Harris to a friend, who was then so appalled they released its contents to a Sunday newspaper.
PCC Matthew Ellis said: "The words reported to have been written by Harris are callous, appearing to show no sense of remorse or understanding of how vulnerable children live with their experiences for years, and sometimes for the rest of their lives.
"I'm sure people will be sickened to hear about this and I hope it makes anyone who has been the victim of child abuse, either historically or recently, more determined to come forward and report it no matter who the abuser is or what position in life they hold."
Harris, aged 85, is serving a six-year jail term for a string of sex attacks on girls as young as seven.
In the song lyrics which emerged he repeatedly showed disdain for his victims suggesting they took advantage of the flood of recent prosecutions for historical child abuse offences.
