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Warnings about late British TV star Jimmy Savile who preyed on victims in hospitals where he volunteered were ignored, according to a new report.
The report issued after an investigation by Britain's National Health Service said nine complaints about Savile's behaviour at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, were ignored over the years but concluded that senior managers "did not know" about the allegations.
It revealed he had abused 60 people at the hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games, between 1969 and 1992, and despite it being an "open secret" that he was a "lecher", nothing was done.
Lead investigator Androulla Johnstone said the BBC presenter's youngest victim was eight and the oldest 40 and they included patients, staff and visitors.
The abuse by Savile, who she said was "given the run" of the hospital because of his fundraising role, ranged from "inappropriate touching to rape".
A second report also released said Savile may have abused people at 41 hospitals in a history of abuse spanning decades.
Savile was revealed to be one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders two years ago. He died aged 84 in 2011 and was one of the nation's best-known celebrities in the 1970s and 1980s.
Johnstone denied claims of a "cover-up" by staff at Stoke Mandeville, northwest of London, saying her report was critical of the lack of supervision of Savile in violation of hospital rules.
"The individuals to whom these incidents were reported failed in their duty to protect. Consequentially, no intelligence about Savile's behaviour was gathered over the years and no action was taken," she said.
But Liz Dux, a lawyer representing 44 of the victims, said it "beggars belief" that the report found no evidence of senior managers knowing about the abuse. "Those people who did know what Savile was up to and to whom direct reports were made will get away scot-free," she said. "It's simply, I'm afraid, a whitewash."
Additional reporting by Reuters


Jimmy Savile 'given the run' of hospital where he abused 60 patients, says report

Jimmy Savile may have abused people in 41 hospitals. Photo: AFP

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