Sex offender Jimmy Savile was famed for his work on Top Of The Pops during his career as well as for fronting many radio shows, including a stunt on Radio 1.
However, he was hit with allegations of sexual abuse with the earliest case known being launched in 1958, although reports stated there was insufficient evidence.
Again, in 2007, Savile was interviewed under caution by police following claims of indecent assault in the 1970s at a now-closed school for girls but the CPS ruled in 2009 that there was insufficient evidence.
Following his death, historic allegations going as far back as 1963 were made against Savile, although he appeared to make admissions of improper sexual conduct in his autobiography which went unnoticed during his lifetime.
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Now, 11 years after his death and the allegations being brought to life, the notorious paedophile is still ranking among Google’s ‘best British DJs’.
A search for the term reveals the likes of Carl Cox, Calvin Harris, Pete Tong, Skream and Idris Elba – before sharing an image of Jimmy Savile.
Meanwhile, another search for British DJs sees Savile ranked number seven in the top ten results.
Google have been approached for comment.
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In October 2012, police said they were pursuing 400 enquiries from 200 witnesses across the UK, describing the alleged abuse as “on an unprecedented scale.”
Operation Yewtree was subsequently launched by The Met Police, which saw 19 other people arrested, with seven of them sent to prison.
By October 25, just six days after the police announced they were looking into allegations, it was announced that the number of possible victims was rapidly approaching 300.
Just one month later, The Met announced that the level of allegations against Savile was “unprecedented” and reached 450 alleged victims.
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It’s believed that officers at The Met recorded 199 crimes in 17 police forces areas where Savile was a suspect. Savile faced 31 allegations of rape across seven force areas.
82% of the victims who broke their silence and came forward were women, with 80% of them being either children or young people at the time of the alleged incidents.
One former nurse at Broadmoor, where Savile was a frequent visitor claimed that he engaged in necrophiliac (sexual attraction or sexual acts with corpses) at the mortuary at Leeds General Infirmary where he was believed to be given almost unrestricted access.
In June 2014, the then UK Secretary of State, Jeremy Hunt issued an apology to the patients of the NHS who had been abused by Savile.
He also confirmed that complaints had been raised before 2012 but had been ignored by the system.
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