BBC executives step aside in backwash of sex abuse scandal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last year, after looking into allegations that Savile had sexually abused children, some of them at BBC headquarters, “Newsnight” shelved its investigation, reportedly due to lack of evidence.

ITV, a rival broadcaster, ran a damning exposé last month. Police now say that Savile may have abused more than 300 victims. 

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<sup>After his death, hundreds of allegations of child sex abuse and rape became public, leading the police to believe that Savile may have been one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders.

In October 2012, almost a year after his death, an ITV documentary examining claims of sexual abuse against Savile led to broad media coverage and a substantial and rapidly growing body of witness statements and sexual abuse claims, including accusations against public bodies for covering up or failure of duty.

Scotland Yard launched a criminal investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by Savile over six decades, describing him as a "predatory sex offender", and later stated that they were pursuing over 400 lines of inquiry based on the testimony of 300 potential victims via fourteen police forces across the UK.
By late October 2012, the scandal had resulted in inquiries or reviews at the BBC, within the National Health Service, the Crown Prosecution Service, and the Department of Health.

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