NSPCC report: Jimmy Savile abused at least 500, youngest victim aged two

The investigation also revealed that the BBC did little to prevent Savile from abusing children.

12:34 02 June 2014

Based from new NSPCC research, which was commissioned for BBC’s panorama, TV presenter Jimmy Savile is believed to have abused at least 500 and that the youngest victim was just two years old. 

 

The investigation also found that the BBC did little to prevent the entertainer from doing the acts. 

 

Peter Watt, the NSPCC's director of child protection, said: “There’s no doubt that Savile is one of the most, if not the most, prolific sex offender that we at the NSPCC have ever come across. 

 

“What you have is somebody who, at his most prolific, lost no opportunity to identify vulnerable victims and abuse them.” 

 

Due to the mounting allegations, the BBC launched an inquiry in the 1970s era of the broadcaster which was headed by Sir Brian Neill. He suggested clear guidance of youngsters who were coming to see Savile. However, the report claims that the DJ abused another six young people after Sir Brian Neill’s advice. 

 

Former BBC receptionist Marion Horton-Smith said that she was attacked after Savile invited her to record a request for his show. 

 

“He said, ‘does it deserve a kiss then?’ I went to give him a kiss on the cheek and suddenly I was pushed back on the bed and he was on top of me and from somewhere, he put a light out,” she said. 

 

“He was very strong. I mean, he pinned me down, but he was slobbering up and down my neck.”