British Police Find Jimmy Savile Case Has Spurred Reports of Child Sexual Abuse
Source: The New York Times
LONDON — Jimmy Savile, the disgraced British television personality the authorities say sexually abused dozens of victims over more than two decades, died before he could be prosecuted. But new data released this week by the police suggests that revelations about his catalog of sexual misconduct have helped transform the attitudes of many victims and also led to a greater willingness to report abuse.
The British police are investigating more than 1,400 people, among them 261 high-profile figures, including celebrities and politicians, who face accusations of child abuse in the past, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report was released as part of Operation Hydrant by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, a group of law enforcement officials who are collecting data about “allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse within institutions or by people of public prominence.”
The report does not identify any suspects, but it provides a daunting “snapshot” of the challenges facing the police and public after decades of failing to properly deal with sexual abuse.
Chief Constable Simon Bailey, who runs the operation coordinating the inquiries, described the scale of the abuse as “stark” and said that those being investigated included 135 people from the world of television, film or radio; 76 politicians; 43 members of the music industry; and seven people involved in sports.
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