Britain’s NSPCC says Jimmy Savile is one of the most prolific sex offenders it has dealt with in its 129-year history.
A report by the charity and police says the former TV star was an opportunistic individual who used celebrity status to coerce and control.
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His victims are now thought to number 214 – the youngest was an eight-year-old boy.
The earliest recorded incident took place in Manchester in 1955 and The last happened in 2009.
He carried out the abuse in hospitals, mental care establishments and even a hospice.
Allegations against him include 14 offences relating to schools, partly when children had written to him as part of Jim’ll Fix It.