Jimmy Savile Interview Transcripts Released

Yahoo! News
October 15, 2013

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Details of Jimmy Savile's alleged sexual abuse have been made public for the first time after transcripts of an interview were published by Surrey Police.

The disgraced broadcaster was questioned by officers over accusations that he abused youngsters at Duncroft Children's home in Staines in Berkshire in the 1970s.

He denied forcing one girl to touch his groin until he was "aroused", making another perform oral sex and sticking his tongue down a young girl's throat.

The star then boasted to officers he had to brush off his accusers "like midges".

Savile, who died in 2011 aged 84, told officers he was "assaulted" by women when he worked for BBC Radio 1 and Top Of The Pops, insisting he did not abuse the youngsters at the children's home.

Savile told police the only reason the allegations were surfacing years later was because his fame made him an easy target and claimed his alleged victims were making the accusations for money.

"(In) my business there's women looking for a few quid, we always get something like this coming up for Christmas, because we want a few quid for Christmas right.

"And normally you can brush them away like midges and it's not much of a price to pay for the lifestyle."

Savile claimed his fame meant he had no need to "do anybody any harm".

"When you're doing Top Of The Pops and Radio 1, what you don't do is assault women, they assault you, that's for sure," he said.

"And you don't have to, because you've got plenty of girls about, and all that, so dealing with something like this, is out of the question and totally wrong, full stop."

The interview was held on October 1, 2009, at Stoke Mandeville Hospital by officers from Surrey Police when Savile was 83 years old.

Savile went on to brag to police who were conducting the interview that he was in charge at the hospital.

"I own this hospital, NHS runs it, I own it and that's not bad," he said.

Savile said he had already had five newspapers settle with him after he threatened to sue them and described himself as the "Litigiousness".

Another allegation involved Savile asking a girl for oral sex in return for a job as a nurse. He also denied kissing a third girl on the mouth.

During the interview, released under the Freedom of Information Act, Savile rejected suggestions he was attracted to girls under 16.

Liz Dux, head of abuse at law firm Slater & Gordon, which is representing 72 alleged victims, said: "The interview shows Savile to be a man with complete disdain and contempt for those that he was purporting to help."

The interview emerged after Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced more hospitals might be investigated as part of the inquiries into abuse by Savile on NHS premises.

In January, a Metropolitan Police and NSPCC joint report revealed the extent of Savile's alleged crimes.

It said 450 people had come forward alleging sexual abuse at the hands of Savile, who has been described as one of Britain's most prolific paedophiles.

:: Read the interview transcript here

:: One of Jimmy Savile's victims, Stephen George, will be speaking to Sky News at 8.10am. Watch live on Sky 501, Virgin Media 602, Freesat 202, Freeview 82, Skynews.com and Sky News for iPad