British police ignored evidence vs Savile

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Jimmy Saville. AFP File photo.

British police investigated allegations of abuse against disgraced late TV presenter Jimmy Savile in 1964 but officers ignored evidence and routinely failed to follow up complaints, policing inspectors said. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) also warned there remained a “distinct possibility” that police could make the same mistakes in the future. A police investigation in January concluded that Savile was a predatory sex offender who abused youngsters as young as eight over more than 50 years, hiding “in plain sight” behind his fame and eccentricity to rape and assault victims on BBC premises, in schools and hospitals.


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