Jimmy Savile compensation adverts appear in national newspapers

June 3rd is the deadline to claim compensation against abuse from shamed presenter Jimmy Savile's estate.

15:33 22 April 2014

Two national newspapers have published adverts that detail how to apply for compensation in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal. 

 

The Times and the Daily Mirror ran the ads starting on Tuesday April 22nd. Some local newspapers also ran the wordy advert.

 

In February, a High Court ruling approved the compensation scheme which looks set to affect the 140 people who spoke to the police to state that they had been abused by the late DJ and TV presenter. 

 

An agreement has been made between the executor of Savile's estate, the alleged victims' lawyers, the NHS and the BBC. 

 

Mr Justice Sales described it as a "sensible and pragmatic" means of tackling a "complex situation". 

 

Savile's estate is valued at roughly £3.3m while claims will be capped at a maximum of £60,000 each. 

 

Savile died in October 2011. In the immediate aftermath of his death and a subsequent documentary that highlighted his allegedly shady past, hundreds of apparent victims came forward, drastically altering Savile's legacy as a quirky entertainer to one of the country's most prolific serial child abusers and sex offenders.