Shamed broadcaster Rolf Harris sexually assaulted a young female fan after a 1963 gig in a north-east town, it was claimed yesterday.
A former friend of the fallen star has alleged that one of Harris’ first victims was a teenage student from Fraserburgh.
The attack is said to have happened five years before the first of a series of offences which the 84-year-old was jailed for earlier this month.
The disgraced children’s entertainer is serving a five years and nine months sentence for historic offences involving victims aged eight to 19.
Yesterday, a close friend of the Jake The Peg singer claimed that he first struck in a room full of witnesses after a sell-out show at Fraserburgh’s Dalrymple Hall 51 years ago.
It is alleged the Australian-born presenter forced himself on a young woman in her late teens and pressed her against a wall.
He then told her: “It’s just a bit of fun.”
Last night, a police spokesman said they were keen to traced the alleged victim.
According to the former friend, who has refused to be named, Harris attended a party in the town with a group of students.
They had earlier pretended to kidnap the performer at the end of his concert.
The group told Harris they wouldn’t let him go until he decorated a wall with one his paintings.
The pal said he quickly drew one of his famous Rolfaroos.
“It was immediately afterwards, amid all the drunken revelry, that he lunged at a young woman, pressing her against a wall with his body,” he said.
“His attitude was that it was all a bit of innocent fun, but I saw the horrified look on the women’s face over his shoulder and I warned him then that it would come back and bite him. And here we are 50 years later.”
The friend alleged that the victim was part of a group of students studying at Fraserburgh’s Banff and Buchan College and the attack happened in halls of residence accommodation – however, the town didn’t have a college until the 1970s.
At the time, Harris was in his mid-30s and was already a chart star with hits including Tie Me Kangeroo Down, Sport.
The Fraserburgh gig, on April 8, 1963, is not mentioned in Harris’ 2001 autobiography, although was advertised in the local press at the time.
Detective chief superintendent Lesley Boal said yesterday: “Police Scotland would welcome any contact with the survivor or any other survivor of historic abuse.
“We would wish to give reassurances that reports will be treated seriously regardless of the passage of time or status of the perpetrator.”
The Fraserburgh case is the latest allegation to be made against the star since his conviction.
This weekend, TV presenter Lauren Laverne revealed that Harris bit her on the neck during the making of a TV show. She said it wasn’t seen as a big deal at the time.