Broadcaster branded a ‘predator’ for assaults

Veteran BBC broadcasting legend Stuart Hall was branded a child abuse “predator” after he admitted indecently assaulting 13 girls, the youngest aged just nine.

Hall, aged 83 — who had previously issued an impassioned denial — entered the guilty pleas last month at Preston Crown Court but they could only be disclosed after reporting restrictions were lifted.

Outside court, the former It’s a Knockout presenter appeared a broken man, having heard his lawyer Crispin Aylett tell the court “he is only too aware his disgrace is complete”.