Report Says Alleged Child Sex Abuse by BBC Host Savile 'Unprecedented' in the UK
By: Fox News
Updated: January 11, 2013
British police say the late entertainer Jimmy Savile committed more than 200 sex crimes over more than half a century, with most victims children and teens assaulted the length and breadth of Britain, from TV studios to hospitals and even a hospice.
Police said in a report released Friday that the scale of Savile's sex abuse was "unprecedented in the UK." They have recorded 214 offenses committed by Savile, including 34 rapes.
In all, 450 people have come forward with information about abuse by the late TV presenter.
The alleged crimes took place between 1955 and 2009.
Victims ranged from a 10-year-old boy sexually assaulted after he asked for an autograph to children groped when they attended a popular music show, and pupils at a school for troubled girls who were offered cigarettes and trips in Savile's car in return for sex.
The BBC has faced heavy criticism for its coverage of the allegations against Savile.
Police said Savile used his celebrity status to "hide in plain sight" while abusing children and adults.
Commander Peter Spindler of the Metropolitan Police said Savile's offending was "vast, predatory and opportunistic."
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