Jimmy Savile Sex Abuse

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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Police make arrest in connection to Britain's alleged child abuse

  Police investigating alleged child abuse centering on former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile said on Wednesday they have arrested a man in his 70s.

• 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.

• BBC settles libel suit with wronged politician for 185,000 pounds

  The BBC reached a settlement Thursday with the Conservative politician wrongly implicated in a child sex abuse scandal.

• BBC marks unhappy 90th birthday

  The BBC marked the 90th anniversary of its first ever transmission on Wednesday beset by doubts about its future after scandals surrounding its reporting of child sex abuse allegations.

• Scandal-hit BBC rocked by fresh sex abuse row

  The BBC was reeling on Saturday as it suspended all investigations by its flagship current affairs programme Newsnight after a politician was wrongly named on the Internet as a paedophile.

• 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.