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.

• Rape Figures Spike in Britain Even as Crime Falls

  The number of rapes recorded by British police has soared by nearly a third even as overall crime reports dropped to their lowest level in over three decades, figures showed on Thursday.

• 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 radio presenter arrested in sex abuse inquiry

  Radio presenter Paul Gambaccini was arrested on Tuesday as part of a wider inquiry into alleged child sexual exploitation, his spokesman told the British Broadcasing Corporation (BBC) on Friday.

• 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.

• British artist Graham Ovenden jailed for child sex abuse

  British artist Graham Ovenden, known for his paintings of young girls, was jailed for child sex offences today after judges said an initial suspended sentence was unduly lenient.

• BBC veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall jailed for sex assaults

  Veteran British television and radio presenter Stuart Hall was jailed for 15 months on Monday after admitting to 14 charges of indecently assaulting girls as young as nine.

• World's longest-serving soap star held in UK rape claim

  British police on Wednesday arrested "Coronation Street" star William Roache, the longest-serving star in the world's longest-running soap opera, on suspicion of rape.

• BBC announces staff shake-up after Jimmy Savile scandal

  The BBC announced a staff shake-up on Thursday in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, including the replacement of the head of news who was criticised for her handling of the crisis over child sex abuse.

• 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.

• Review slams BBC over Jimmy Savile report but says no cover-up

  An official report on Wednesday strongly criticised the BBC's handling of allegations of child sex abuse against late presenter Jimmy Savile, but cleared the world's biggest broadcaster of a cover-up.