The Late Jimmy Saville

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....illegal-abortion.html

Although I disliked Jimmy Saville during his life time, is it fair that all these allegations are now coming to the surface now he is dead?

/// ‘I was angry that everyone kept saying how great he was.’ Now, she says she wants to see him stripped of his knighthood posthumously. ///

One has to ask why in all those years hasn't this woman and all the others come forward before with their stories?

[emmie]

they wouldn't have run it then, it has been suggested that with his name, profile for charitable works, in Stoke Mandeville, then he would have pulled the plug had his name been dragged through the papers. Any number of his colleagues have also said that there was some truth to these rumours, not least Paul Gambacini, though one wonders why he or others didn't do something about it.

[LoftyLottie]

Paul Gambacini gives me the creeps too :o(.

[FredPuli43]

What a scoop indeed , aog. And what a bankrupting series of libel actions to lose or settle, with Savile crowing about how innocent he was. An editor of The Daily Mirror said he had the story at the time but decided, on balance, not to publish. His reason was that he didn't think the material would withstand the inevitable libel action.

[netibiza]

We certainly heard rumours years ago and I was surprised that it was girls he was interested in!

[emmie]

young girls that is, some very young it would seem.

[BilSuth]

Little children expecting a once-in-a-lifetime happy surprise, as with those on Jim'll Fix It, would be only too happy to go along with whatever they were told to do. As for "why did they not speak up at the time?" well, that is what bullying predators thrive on, reinforced with threats to say silent and that no-one will believe you anyway if you say something nasty about someone as wonderful and powerful as me. It's difficult to imagine the private agonies of vulnerable little ones who suffer such traumas and even go through spells of guilt.
Maybe you should read up about trauma counselling and victim syndrome.

[anotheoldgit]

squarebear

/// There you go then. Case closed.Now, how shall we punish
him? ///

It has already been suggested, shall we take his Knighthood away?

Just another thought, I wonder if the monies that these women will be getting from the press for their stories, will be donated by them to certain 'women abuse' charities?

[emmie]

how do you know they are getting paid, it doesn't feasible that would be the case.

[sandyRoe]

Ah, so it's all just a way for some scheming women to make a few bob and in the process ruin the reputation of a saint? I think you've hit the nail on the head there, AOG.

[squarebear]

"It has already been suggested, shall we take his Knighthood away? "

Yes, that should stop him from doing it again.

em10 - would be extemely surprised if the press are not paying for the exclusive rights to these stories. This may explain why so many of them are coming out of the woodwork. 15 minutes of fame plus a few quid.

I may be wrong though.

[netibiza]

sandyroe, that's not fair calling them scheming women, we just do not know!

[squarebear]

I assume sandy was being sarcastic

[LoftyLottie]

I think you might be right Squarebear ;o)

[Just-Jude]

You can take his knighthood away, but in heaven he is a saint. God knows he is innocent.

[LoftyLottie]

Eh? ^

[squarebear]

Is this more sarcasm?

[cazzz1975]

would you really regard coming forward and revealing these sorts of awful stories as an opportunity for 15 mins of fame? seriously..?

[squarebear]

Some people might, especially if there may be money involved and their accuser cannot reply. Nowt as queer as folk.

[ummmm]

Really SB?

Money doesn't motivate all people.