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Jimmy Savile scandal: DPP to review abuse claims | Jimmy Savile scandal: DPP to review abuse claims |
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The director of public prosecutions is to review decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute Jimmy Savile in 2009. | The director of public prosecutions is to review decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute Jimmy Savile in 2009. |
The CPS had looked at four sexual abuse claims against the late TV presenter and DJ, all dating back to the 70s. | |
Announcing the review to MPs, Prime Minister David Cameron said "the allegations and what seems to have happened are completely appalling". | Announcing the review to MPs, Prime Minister David Cameron said "the allegations and what seems to have happened are completely appalling". |
Savile is believed to have carried out a 40-year campaign of sexual abuse. | Savile is believed to have carried out a 40-year campaign of sexual abuse. |
In response to the first question at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron said: "These allegations do leave many institutions, perhaps particularly the BBC, with serious questions to answer - I think, above all, how did he get away with this for so long?" | In response to the first question at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron said: "These allegations do leave many institutions, perhaps particularly the BBC, with serious questions to answer - I think, above all, how did he get away with this for so long?" |
The review of the 2009 case will be carried out by the DPP's principal legal adviser, Alison Levitt QC. | The review of the 2009 case will be carried out by the DPP's principal legal adviser, Alison Levitt QC. |
In addition, Mr Cameron said: "The director of public prosecutions specifically is going to consider what more can be done to alert relevant authorities where there are concerns, but a prosecution is not taken forward." | In addition, Mr Cameron said: "The director of public prosecutions specifically is going to consider what more can be done to alert relevant authorities where there are concerns, but a prosecution is not taken forward." |
He added: "Government will do everything it can do, other institutions must do what they can do to make sure we learn the lessons of this and it can never happen again." | He added: "Government will do everything it can do, other institutions must do what they can do to make sure we learn the lessons of this and it can never happen again." |
The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into sexual abuse allegations against Savile. The force says it is following up hundreds of lines of inquiry, with more than 200 potential victims having been identified. | |
A file covering four possible cases of abuse was submitted in 2009 by Surrey Police, but charges were not brought, the CPS says, because the alleged victims' unwillingness to support a prosecution made a conviction unlikely. |