Originally Posted by Saint:
Is it right that he began a sexual relationship with a 16yr old
A New Zealand woman told the court she was working for a wine company serving sparkling wine at a function on North Island in 1970 when she was about 16 years.
She said she saw the then famous star and had asked him for an autograph. He in turned asked her for a dance and it was while they were on the dance floor of the function at a local restaurant that he allegedly assaulted her.
“In a flash, in a moment I saw the dark side of a man who I thought could be trusted,” the woman said.
“We were in a public place. He slid his hand down by back then up under my dress and put his hand between my dress.”
The woman cried in court as she recalled how she pulled away and after collecting her belongings immediately left the venue before her shift had finished. She later told her mother but did not report it to police. In 2013 when Harris was arrested the woman described her elation.
“Oh I told you they’d finally get the bastard, I was so relieved, all these years later it was unbelievable the relief I felt,” she said after she contacted an Australian media group to help find a contact for police to report the incident.