Rolf Harris has been charged with nine counts of indecent assault and four of making indecent images of children, reports BBC News.

Australian born Harris - a mainstay on British television for years and a man who painted the Queen - was first arrested by officers investigating historical allegations of child sexual abuse in March.

Six of the charges relate to the indecent assault of a girl aged 15-16 between 1980-1981, while three relate to a girl aged 14 in 1986. The indecent images of children were alleged to have been made last year.

Mr Harris, 83, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on September 23.

Alison Saunders, chief Crown prosecutor for London, said: "Having completed our review, we have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr Harris to be charged with nine counts of indecent assault and four of making indecent images of a child.

The alleged indecent assaults date from 1980 to 1986 and relate to two complainants aged 14 and 15 at the time of the alleged offending."

Mr Harris was arrested as part of Operation Yewtree, set up in the wake of allegations against the former BBC Radio 1 DJ and TV presenter Jimmy Savile. He has been honoured with an MBE, and OBE and a CBE and was awarded one of Australia's highest honours, the Officer of the Order, in June 2012.

Last week, BBC Radio 1 presenter Dave Lee Travis was charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. The allegations date from 1977 to 2007 and relate to nine females between 15 and 29.

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