Rolf Harris silent after new arrest

Rolf Harris has been rearrested and bailed again following further allegations of sex abuse. Source: AAP

ROLF Harris is staying silent in the face of fresh sex abuse allegations after he was arrested for a second time by a UK police taskforce set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

His neighbours, however, have been vocal in their support of the Australian entertainer.

The widening police investigation was front page news in London on Tuesday with media gathering outside the performer's Berkshire home.

Harris, 83, was first arrested in late March by officers from Operation Yewtree.

He was bailed until May and then again until early August "pending further inquiries".

Now police say new allegations against Harris have come to light.

"He has returned on bail today where he was further arrested on suspicion of sexual offences in connection with further allegations made to Operation Yewtree," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Monday.

Harris has been bailed again and must return to a police station later in August.

There was no sign of the performer at his home on Tuesday.

When asked by AAP via the intercom whether Harris was available for comment a female voice answered "thank you very much" before hanging up.

A next door neighbour, who didn't want to be identified, said the local community was standing by the much-loved entertainer.

"I don't think you'll find anybody who will say anything critical about him," he said.

"He's lovely with the children."

Harris's British agent did not return calls or reply to emails.

Although police have never named Harris - referring to him only as "Yewtree 5" - he has widely been identified in media as the Berkshire man involved.

Harris painted a portrait of the Queen in 2005 and performed at her Diamond Jubilee concert in 2012.

But his hit British TV shows Animal Clinic and Olive The Ostrich were pulled from the air in April after he was named in relation to Operation Yewtree.

Police have stressed the allegations against Harris aren't linked to the Savile scandal other than that the Australian "was in the public spotlight at around that time".

So far 13 people have been arrested under Operation Yewtree. Of those two have been charged.

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