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| Stuart Hall to be sentenced over indecent assaults | Stuart Hall to be sentenced over indecent assaults |
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| BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall who admitted indecently assaulting 13 girls, one aged nine, is due to be sentenced later. | BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall who admitted indecently assaulting 13 girls, one aged nine, is due to be sentenced later. |
| Hall, 83, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, pleaded guilty to 14 offences which occurred between 1967 and 1985. | Hall, 83, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, pleaded guilty to 14 offences which occurred between 1967 and 1985. |
| The ex-Radio 5 live reporter and It's A Knockout host initially insisted the allegations were "pernicious, callous, cruel and above all spurious". | |
| One count of rape will lie on the court file. | One count of rape will lie on the court file. |
| 'Disgraceful actions' | 'Disgraceful actions' |
| Preston Crown Court previously heard that in the 1980s Hall molested a nine-year-old girl by putting his hand up her clothing. | Preston Crown Court previously heard that in the 1980s Hall molested a nine-year-old girl by putting his hand up her clothing. |
| He also kissed a 13-year-old girl on the lips after saying to her: "People need to show thanks in other ways." | He also kissed a 13-year-old girl on the lips after saying to her: "People need to show thanks in other ways." |
| On another occasion in the 1970s he fondled the breast of a girl aged 16 or 17, the court was told. | On another occasion in the 1970s he fondled the breast of a girl aged 16 or 17, the court was told. |
| Retired High Court judge Dame Linda Dobbs will lead an investigation for the BBC into Hall's conduct at the corporation. | Retired High Court judge Dame Linda Dobbs will lead an investigation for the BBC into Hall's conduct at the corporation. |
| At the time of the guilty pleas, a BBC spokesperson said the corporation was "appalled by the disgraceful actions of Stuart Hall". | At the time of the guilty pleas, a BBC spokesperson said the corporation was "appalled by the disgraceful actions of Stuart Hall". |
| Hall has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century, and was appointed OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours. | Hall has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century, and was appointed OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours. |