Fraudulent claims against Savile ‘likely’, court told

Some women are likely to make fraudulent claims about being sexually abused by Jimmy Savile, appeal judges have been told.

Trustees of a charity which is the major beneficiary of Savile’s estate yesterday told the Court of Appeal that compensation claims had to be scrutinised.

They said they had concerns about a compensation scheme agreed between the executor of Savile’s estate — NatWest bank — and lawyers representing alleged victims.