Jimmy Savile

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  BBC Missed Chances To Stop Sexual Assault Accused Jimmy Savile: Report

  Some BBC employees were aware of sexual assault complaints against the late entertainer Jimmy Savile but the institution missed opportunities to stop him, an investigation commissioned by the BBC found today.

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  UK Lord Greville Janner With Dementia in Court on Child Abuse Charges

  Senior British politician Lord Greville Janner, who suffers from severe dementia, was made to appear in court in person Friday to face a string of child sex abuse charges.

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  British Politician Charged With Historic Child Abuse Case

  British prosecutors brought 22 charges of abuse against an elderly politician today, accused of using his position to have sex with young boys.

• Former BBC presenter Dave Lee Travis 'assaulted girls on air', court hears

  Veteran British presenter Dave Lee Travis sexually assaulted young women while live on television and in his radio studio, prosecutors told his trial on Tuesday.

• BBC's Jimmy Savile's ex-flatmate charged with rape in Britain

  The former flatmate and chauffeur of late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile appeared in court on Saturday charged with a series of sexual assaults against young girls, including rape.

• UK police charge Jimmy Savile's ex-flatmate with rapes

  The former flatmate of late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile was to appear in court Saturday having been charged with a series of sexual offences against young girls.

• Jimmy Savile's victims launch legal action in Britain: lawyer

  Lawyers for 31 alleged victims of sex abuse by late television presenter Jimmy Savile said on Wednesday they have launched legal action against the star's estate and the BBC.

• Jimmy Savile report details child sex abuse cases above 200

  British police say the late entertainer Jimmy Savile committed more than 200 sex crimes over more than half a century, with most victims being children and teens who were assaulted across the length and breadth of Britain, from TV studios to hospitals and even a hospice.

• Jimmy Savile is suspect in 199 crimes

  British police investigating sex abuse allegations against the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile say that they have recorded 199 crimes in which Savile is a suspect.

• Politician dragged into British sex abuse scandal after BBC report

  Internet speculation was circulating on Saturday after a BBC news programme embroiled in the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal aired a report in which two men claimed they had been abused by a top politician.

• 300 potential Jimmy Savile abuse victims: Reports

  British police say 300 potential victims of a disgraced BBC entertainer, the late Jimmy Savile, have come forward so far since details emerged earlier this month that he was among the country's most prolific sex offenders.

• BBC chief says sex abuse claims 'very grave'

  The head of Britain's BBC told hostile lawmakers on Tuesday that allegations of sexual abuse against one of its former stars were a grave matter but denied bosses had tried to cover up one of the biggest crises to hit the publicly funded broadcaster.

• BBC chief to be grilled over Savile scandal

  The BBC's chief faces a grilling from legislators on Tuesday, a day after one of his editors -- who had dropped an investigation into sex abuse claims against a top BBC star -- stepped aside.

• BBC editor steps aside over Jimmy Savile scandal

  The editor of the BBC's flagship TV news show stepped aside on Monday after the publicly funded broadcaster said his explanation for pulling an expose into alleged sexual abuse by one of its former presenters was "inaccurate or incomplete".

• BBC crisis deepens as new allegations emerge

  A crisis gripping Britain's BBC deepened on Monday after it emerged a senior producer had warned the broadcaster could be accused of a cover-up when it axed its own expose into alleged sexual abuse by a one-time TV star.