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| Surrey Police release Savile interview transcript | Surrey Police release Savile interview transcript |
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| Surrey Police have released a transcript of an interview with Jimmy Savile, in which the entertainer repeatedly denied claims of abuse. | |
| During the 2009 interview Savile said allegations against him had started in the 1950s by people "looking for a few quid, or story for the paper". | During the 2009 interview Savile said allegations against him had started in the 1950s by people "looking for a few quid, or story for the paper". |
| The force said the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Savile. | The force said the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Savile. |
| The late DJ is believed to have abused hundreds of victims during his career. | The late DJ is believed to have abused hundreds of victims during his career. |
| The interview was conducted at Savile's office at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire on 1 October 2009. | The interview was conducted at Savile's office at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire on 1 October 2009. |
| 'Like midges' | 'Like midges' |
| Savile was asked about touching a young girl "sexually" over her clothes at Duncroft Children's home in Staines in the 1970s, and forcing her to give him oral sex. | Savile was asked about touching a young girl "sexually" over her clothes at Duncroft Children's home in Staines in the 1970s, and forcing her to give him oral sex. |
| Savile repeatedly replied: "Oh! Out of the question" when the allegations were put to him. | Savile repeatedly replied: "Oh! Out of the question" when the allegations were put to him. |
| He said "the main allegations are completely fictional; in fact they are made up". | He said "the main allegations are completely fictional; in fact they are made up". |
| Savile said that when he was presenting Top of the Pops and Radio One, "what you don't do is assault women, they assault you, that's for sure, and you don't have to, because you've got plenty of girls about". | Savile said that when he was presenting Top of the Pops and Radio One, "what you don't do is assault women, they assault you, that's for sure, and you don't have to, because you've got plenty of girls about". |
| "So dealing with something like this is out of the question, totally wrong," he continued. | "So dealing with something like this is out of the question, totally wrong," he continued. |
| Savile said the allegations had only surfaced because his accusers were after money. | Savile said the allegations had only surfaced because his accusers were after money. |
| "There's women looking for a few quid, we always get something like this coming up for Christmas, because we want a few quid for Christmas right," he told police. | "There's women looking for a few quid, we always get something like this coming up for Christmas, because we want a few quid for Christmas right," he told police. |
| "And normally you can brush them away like midges and it's not much of a price to pay for the lifestyle." | "And normally you can brush them away like midges and it's not much of a price to pay for the lifestyle." |
| Savile said: "I've never done anybody any harm in my entire life, cos there's no need to. | Savile said: "I've never done anybody any harm in my entire life, cos there's no need to. |
| "No need to chase girls, I've thousands of them on Top of the Pops, thousands on Radio One. No need to take liberties with them, out of the question and anyway it's not in my nature." | "No need to chase girls, I've thousands of them on Top of the Pops, thousands on Radio One. No need to take liberties with them, out of the question and anyway it's not in my nature." |
| Savile went on to boast to police that he was in charge at Stoke Mandeville. | Savile went on to boast to police that he was in charge at Stoke Mandeville. |
| "I own this hospital, NHS runs it, I own it and that's not bad," he said. | "I own this hospital, NHS runs it, I own it and that's not bad," he said. |
| The transcript was of an "out of custody" interview with Savile in which he was not under arrest and free to leave at any time. He rejected the offer of having a solicitor present. | The transcript was of an "out of custody" interview with Savile in which he was not under arrest and free to leave at any time. He rejected the offer of having a solicitor present. |
| Liz Dux, head of abuse at law firm Slater & Gordon, which is representing 72 alleged victims, said: "The interview shows Savile to be a man with complete disdain and contempt for those that he was purporting to help." | Liz Dux, head of abuse at law firm Slater & Gordon, which is representing 72 alleged victims, said: "The interview shows Savile to be a man with complete disdain and contempt for those that he was purporting to help." |
| She said Savile boasted "about his fundraising for the hospitals, his wealth and his powerful friends, demonstrating how his actions went unquestioned for so many years". | She said Savile boasted "about his fundraising for the hospitals, his wealth and his powerful friends, demonstrating how his actions went unquestioned for so many years". |
| She continued: "It's clear from the interview and the detailed questioning from police that they must have had a lot of information at the time he was interviewed back in 2009." | She continued: "It's clear from the interview and the detailed questioning from police that they must have had a lot of information at the time he was interviewed back in 2009." |
| Investigation extended | Investigation extended |
| Earlier this week, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that the investigation into alleged abuse of patients at NHS hospitals by Savile would be extended to other hospitals. | Earlier this week, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that the investigation into alleged abuse of patients at NHS hospitals by Savile would be extended to other hospitals. |
| The inquiry, currently focused on Broadmoor, Stoke Mandeville and Leeds General Infirmary, as well as a further 10 trusts, will be expanded to include other hospitals which have not been named. | The inquiry, currently focused on Broadmoor, Stoke Mandeville and Leeds General Infirmary, as well as a further 10 trusts, will be expanded to include other hospitals which have not been named. |
| A final report will be published in 2014. | A final report will be published in 2014. |
| The former BBC presenter of Top Of The Pops and Jim'll Fix It, who also worked as a Radio 1 DJ and received a knighthood in 1990, died aged 84 in October 2011 - a year before the allegations were broadcast in an ITV documentary. | The former BBC presenter of Top Of The Pops and Jim'll Fix It, who also worked as a Radio 1 DJ and received a knighthood in 1990, died aged 84 in October 2011 - a year before the allegations were broadcast in an ITV documentary. |
| Revelations that Savile had sexually abused children prompted hundreds of victims to come forward, including those who said they were attacked on BBC premises and at a number of other institutions. | Revelations that Savile had sexually abused children prompted hundreds of victims to come forward, including those who said they were attacked on BBC premises and at a number of other institutions. |