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Monday, 14 January 2013

A Missed Opportunity

A new report which describes Jimmy Savile as  "a prolific, predatory sex offender" has found that the notorious abuser could have been brought to book while alive had police and prosecutors been more diligent in their handling of complaints.   Alison Levitt QC, legal adviser to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), in her report claimed that neither police nor prosecutors took the claims against Savile sufficiently seriously. Had proper procedures been in place, then in at least three cases the former BBC personality would likely have faced prosecution. 


Savile who died in 2011 aged 84 has been the source of much controversy since a recent flurry of allegations have come to the surface about his predatory behaviour. According to the Irish Times 
Friday's report said he had committed 214 criminal offences including 34 rapes or serious sexual assaults across the country. Of his victims, 73 per cent were under 18 and 82 per cent were female. The oldest was 47 and the youngest just 8.
The BBC has again apologised.


Savile meeting Taoiseach Charles Haughey in 1980
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 January 2013 at 21:14

    It is hard to tell which of the two in the bottom photo is the worst rogue.

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  2. Boyne Rover18 January 2013 at 14:08

    I published a comment about Jimmy Saville a few weeks ago and have now discovered that it has been removed. Not for a moment did I feel the comment was libellous but if it was no problem, but if that is not the reason then I must assume the comment was offensive to someone so there for it must be deleted
    And here is me thinking we live in the year 2013

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  3. Johnny Slash13 March 2015 at 22:32

    The picture says everything.

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