Scale and severity of Savile's abuse 'appalling' and 'beggars belief'

Jimmy Savile was “one of the UK’s most prolific known sexual predators” who abused children as young as eight across six decades, a chilling report concluded today.
The disgraced TV presenter used his celebrity to “hide in plain sight” – but now has 214 criminal offences recorded against his name in 28 police forces, including 34 rapes.