Rolf Harris pictured celebrating release of sick new book smearing his victims in unseen photo months before his death

ROLF Harris grinned as he celebrated the release of a book smearing his victims in a sick photo taken months before the monster died. The paedo – who died on May 10 at the age of 93 – was sitting at his dining table with supporters including private detective William Merritt, who had just finished a book on his assault trials. News CorpRolf Harris pictured with private detective William Merritt, former PA Lisa Ratcliffe, friend Mike Kelly and former defence barrister KC Stephen Vullo[/caption] AmazonHe had just been presented with a copy of the book written by private investigator Mr Merritt[/caption] Also in the unseen picture is Harris’ former PA Lisa Ratcliffe, friend Mike Kelly and former defence barrister KC Stephen Vullo. It was taken shortly after Harris was presented with a copy of Rolf Harris: The Defence Team’s Special Investigator Reveals the Truth Behind the Trials, reports The Courier Mail. Harris hired Mr Merritt to look into the backgrounds of the women who accused the disgraced TV star of sexual assault. Mr Merritt, who spent two years compiling the book, said: “He could barely talk then and was very sick, he gave me a thumbs up and wrote on a piece of paper, ‘it’s bloody great mate, I love it, finally people will know the truth’.” In the book – which is listed on Amazon for £10 – Mr Merritt claimed Harris was at the centre of a witch hunt and his victims were chasing compensation money. The private investigator also claimed to “expose flaws” in the police investigation. Harris served three years in prison for a string of child sex attacks after being convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault on June 2014. The crimes were committed against four girls – one of whom was aged just seven or eight. His trial heard that one of the victims was a childhood friend of his daughter, and another a young autograph hunter. He was released from jail in May 2017 part-way through a re-trial on four accusations of indecent assault. Later that year, Harris appeared at the Court of Appeal in London to try and overturn his 2014 convictions. He had one conviction overturned following his appeal, but the other 11 remained. On May 23, it was confirmed Harris had died almost two weeks earlier at his £7m home in Bray, Berkshire. He had been receiving round-the-clock care for neck cancer. The sex monster made a final plea to his daughter Bindi before he died, begging her to look after her mum, Alwen Hughes.