Rolf Harris jury ‘poisoned’ by false claims

The jury trying Rolf Harris was ‘poisoned’ by false allegations against the disgraced entertainer, a court heard. Harris, 87, is attempting to have his convictions in 2014 quashed at the Court of Appeal, claiming new evidence destroys the case against him. The cartoonist, singer and TV presenter hired private investigators to track down key witnesses including police officers. The ‘fresh evidence’ relates to the conflicting testimony of a young girl’s adopted father who said he would not have allowed his…