Police failed in Savile case: report
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March 13, 2013, Wednesday
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AN independent report into how British police handled allegations against disgraced late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile said yesterday that police held records that connected him to sexual abuse as early as 1964, but failed to carry out an investigation.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, an independent police oversight group, found five allegations and two intelligence pieces against Savile while he was alive.
Once one of Britain's most popular entertainers, Savile's reputation took a dive after his death in 2011 at age 84, when hundreds of witnesses and victims came forward accusing him of sexual abuse. Police have since described the TV presenter as a serial sexual predator who used his fame to target young victims.
The report suggested Savile could have been stopped decades ago.
The earliest intelligence record held by the pedophile unit at Scotland Yard dates from 1964, but was only uncovered last year, the report said. The record referred to Savile as a "well known disc jockey" and to sexual abuse involving students at a children's home.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, an independent police oversight group, found five allegations and two intelligence pieces against Savile while he was alive.
Once one of Britain's most popular entertainers, Savile's reputation took a dive after his death in 2011 at age 84, when hundreds of witnesses and victims came forward accusing him of sexual abuse. Police have since described the TV presenter as a serial sexual predator who used his fame to target young victims.
The report suggested Savile could have been stopped decades ago.
The earliest intelligence record held by the pedophile unit at Scotland Yard dates from 1964, but was only uncovered last year, the report said. The record referred to Savile as a "well known disc jockey" and to sexual abuse involving students at a children's home.
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