Do you guys know him? I grew up in Ireland, so he was an icon there (and in the UK obvious). I guess it's kinda like Cosby here - though the cover-up and allegations seem so much worse. His charity stuff is especially stomach churning.
None of this is new, soon after his death the whole thing imploded. This post was precipitated by a wiki-fall when looking at Cosby stuff today, and thought I'd at link some stuff here. In October 2012, almost a year after his death, an ITV documentary examined claims of sexual abuse by Savile[11] and led to extensive 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 spanning six decades,[7] describing him as a "predatory sex offender", and later stated that they were pursuing more than 400 lines of inquiry based on the testimony of 300 potential victims via 14 police forces across the UK.[12][13] 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.[14][15][16] In June 2014, investigations into Savile's activities in 28 NHS hospitals, including Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, concluded that he had sexually assaulted staff and patients aged between five and 75 throughout several decades
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
I don't know Jimmy Saville at all and I spent my childhood in South Africa and the United States.
This case reminds me of the Jerry Sandusky case where a much-beloved college football coach started a charity for underprivileged kids so he could have access to kids to molest. So horrifying that this stuff could go on for years and no one wanted to believe the victims.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
Maud he was always a little creepy right? Even as a kid I felt like there was no way I'd want to hang out on his couch!
Looking back, yes, absolutely! I was actually just talking with my brother about him the other day and he said the same thing. The hair and the tracksuits...
Him and Bill Cosby and Rolf Harris. Ick
The conversation with Esther Rantzen here - I'd always loved because of her childline stuff and her reaction here is very telling.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
It was huge here in the UK for a good period of time. The cover up by so many people, just to get the money that they would get from his fundraising was horrible. He was a disgusting human being. That should have all come out before he died. My H, who used to watch him, found him entirely creepy.