Rolf Harris abused one of his daughter's friends on a motorway, in a theatre and in her family home while her parents were in another room, a court has heard.
The prosecution called the 84-year-old a "Jekyll And Hyde" character who used his status as a children's TV presenter and artist to "mesmerise" four victims.
One of these girls was "groomed like a pet" by the defendant, who abused her for 15 years from the age of 13.
The abuse allegedly began during a holiday and there were further incidents in a swimming pool, at a theatre and on the M4.
Prosecutor Sasha Wass said Harris "enjoyed the thrill of risk taking" and on one occasion assaulted the victim at her home while her parents were in.
At one point the defendant was caught red-handed, the court heard - but he laughed it off.
Harris was accompanied into court by wife Alwen and daughter Bindi (left) The girl was said to have turned to alcohol at the age of 14 as a result of what she claims happened - and is now a "full blown alcoholic".
The jury was told that "by the time she was in her 20s, the victim effectively did what Mr Harris told her to do".
But she eventually told her family about the alleged abuse in 1997.
The court heard how Harris then wrote to her father admitting a sexual relationship but claiming there was no rape, physical force or brutality. He added that he was in a "state of object self-loathing".
The prosecution likened this to Bill Clinton admitting he had smoked cannabis but claiming he did not inhale.
The alleged victim eventually wrote a letter to police in 2012, 18 years after the abuse ended. The court heard how the Jimmy Savile revelations caused her to reflect on her own circumstances.
Miss Wass described Harris as having a "side to him" which meant he was sexually attracted to young girls.
The case has attracted intense media interest both in the UK and Australia "The prosecution doesn't for a moment suggest there is not a good, talented and kind side to Mr Harris," she said.
"But concealed behind this charming and amicable children's entertainer lay a man who exploited the very children who were drawn to him.
"His fame and reputation meant no one suspected or challenged his behaviour."
The court heard how none of the alleged victims - who were aged between seven or eight and 19 - knew each other.
"You will see a pattern during this case of Mr Harris approaching girls in a purely friendly way and then, once he is in close physical contact with them, taking advantage of the situation in order to indecently assault them," said Miss Wass.
Southwalk Crown Court also heard how staff at one Australia TV channel knew Harris as "Octopus" because of his wandering hands.
Harris denies all 12 charges against him. The trial continues.
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