Folk singer Roy Harper accused of sexual assault on a child

British folk singer Roy Harper, 72, has been charged with nine counts of sexual assault perpetrated on a girl from the age of twelve according to published reports.

On Monday, Harper is due at the Hereford Magistrates’ Court to answer the charges. Police in West Mercia have revealed that the alleged offenses were to have been committed between 1975 and 1977.

Harper lives in County Cork, Ireland. The summons was issued on October 16th, but Harper was first questioned about the matter at Heathrow Airport back in February.

Harper has performed with Pink Floyd (that’s his voice on “Have a Cigar”), recorded with Jimmy Page, and Led Zeppelin did a tribute to him, “Hats Off to Roy Harper.” He was having a late in life career resurgence and has just ended a sold-out tour. Harper was awarded MOJO magazine’s “Hero Award” in 2005 and fetted at a 70th birthday celebration at London’s Royal Festival Hall in 2011.

Christ!

I wonder if he knew Jimmy Page's 13 year old girlfriend.

14 - I didn't know that before, I just looked it up.

Gilly wrote: Bugger! I was going to edit my post before someone noticed I got it wrong. I have misrepresented Jimmy Page! It sort of reminds me of the Groucho club scandal.

My personal belief, based on evidence I can no longer recall, nor do I wish to, is that all these stars are compromised just in case they start misbehaving. I suppose some of them like it and carry on. Horrible

So many of the old rock bands & 'stars' were into shagging kids. Why is it all starting to come out now though?
Was it viewed differently at the time?

I don't understand why they would even want to.

I don't get the attraction either but remember that around the same time Jerry Lee Lewis was marrying his 13yr old cousin so in some areas it wasn't seen as too perverse.
Pricilla Presley was only 14 when Elvis started taking her out while in the army in Germany, with her parents permission.

It was legal in some States weren't it when JLL got hitched. Didn't he have grief when he tried to enter Britain?

knobmeup wrote: That's what I remember reading too but I went to check and feck me if she wasn't his THIRD wife!
JLL himself first married when he was 14.

Sorry for the Fail article link

Gilly wrote:
It's not something that I get either,
but it seemed quite popular back then as if it was just the rock star thing to do... and loads of them had relationships with young girls and nobody seemed to bother about it that much..... nowadays, they wouldn't stand a chance. Maybe society has changed the way it views it.