Director of Public Prosecutions confirms urgent investigation into failure to prosecute Jimmy Savile over child abuse allegations
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Clifford Armion
le 25/10/2012
Activer le mode zenAdam Serwin
The Director of Public Prosecutions has launched an urgent investigation into the Crown Prosecution Service’s failure to prosecute Jimmy Savile after a number of women had come forward with allegations that they had been sexually assaulted by the star.Keir Starmer will examine why the CPS failed to act on evidence about Savile’s activities, passed to it in 2009 by Surrey Police.
The CPS investigated allegations that Savile assaulted girls at the Duncroft children’s home and Stoke Mandeville hospital but concluded at the time that there was not enough evidence to prosecute the television personality, who died two years later.
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"Director of Public Prosecutions confirms urgent investigation into failure to prosecute Jimmy Savile over child abuse allegations", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), octobre 2012. Consulté le 23/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/director-of-public-prosecutions-confirms-urgent-investigation-into-failure-to-prosecute-jimmy-savile-over-child-abuse-allegation