Clifford's Sky Antics 'Show Lack Of Remorse'
The 71-year-old's casual larking about behind a Sky correspondent shows how little regard he has for his victims, says a judge.
3:38pm UK, Friday 02 May 2014
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The judge at Max Clifford's trial said the PR man's mocking appearance behind a Sky News correspondent was "extraordinary" and showed a lack of remorse for his crimes.
Clifford appeared behind
Tom Parmenter as he was reporting outside the court while the trial was still continuing on April 8.
He appeared to mimic the correspondent as he described intimate details of the evidence and how his victims were affected.
The piece to camera was not being broadcast live - but Clifford did not know that at the time.
Judge Anthony Leonard said: "I have discovered that you appeared behind a reporter outside this court whilst he was making his report of your evidence and during which you mimicked his actions in a way that was designed to trivialise these events.
"I find your behaviour to be quite extraordinary and a further indication that you show no remorse."
Parmenter said Clifford had later asked him whether his news colleagues had found it funny.
The recording outside Southwark Crown Court was not aired until after Clifford had been convicted.
The 71-year-old
was sentenced to eight years on Friday after being found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault against four women aged between 15 and 19.
He will serve at least half that sentence.
Detective Chief Inspector Michael Orchard said it had been a "painstaking investigation" which he hoped would encourage other victims of historical sexual abuse to come forward.
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