[Omah]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013...?utm_hp_ref=uk

A former BBC producer will not face charges after being arrested by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal.

At the time of his arrest last November, Wilfred De'ath told reporters that it was a case of mistaken identity and denied any wrongdoing.

Today, he told the BBC: "I feel very bitter - I'm totally innocent."

He is one of 11 people arrested so far under Operation Yewtree, a national probe prompted by allegations that emerged against Savile.

Alison Saunders from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today that there was not enough evidence to charge the suspect.

She said: "In this case the complainant made a withdrawal statement, which maintained that the allegations were true, but in which she said that she had made a statement to lend support to any other complainants who might come forward in relation to the same suspect.

"The complainant said that as she would be the only complainant to give evidence if the matter went to trial, she did not want to pursue it. She confirmed to the police that she came to this conclusion of her own free will, and was aware that she, like all complainants of sexual offences, was entitled to anonymity.

"We looked at the possibilities of bringing a prosecution without the evidence of this complainant, but have concluded that there would be insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction.

"The suspect has maintained his innocence throughout.

"The conclusion was that, having given careful consideration to all of the evidence gathered in this matter including the detail of the withdrawal statement and the views of the investigating police officer, it would not be in the interests of justice to compel the complainant to attend court to give evidence. Without her evidence there is insufficient evidence to proceed."

Mr De'ath, who is in his 70s, was arrested in Cambridgeshire on 11 November.

This arrest seems to have been totally unnecessary .....

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21936350

A former BBC producer who was accused of indecently assaulting a girl says the inquiry linked to the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal "has gone too far".

The Met Police has yet to respond.

In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr De'Ath, who is in his 70s, said his "pretty horrifying" arrest four-and-a-half months ago had involved seven police officers.

"I do realise they were only doing their job, but it seems to me they were overzealous," he said.

"They failed miserably in the case of Jimmy Savile. They failed to get him when they could have got him. And it seems to me they've gone too far the other way now and are arresting people on rather spurious allegations."

Eleven people have been arrested under Operation Yewtree and he is the first suspect that the Crown Prosecution Service has made a decision on.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Monday there was not enough evidence to charge Mr De'Ath after the complainant had withdrawn her statement.

Mr De'Ath , who has always maintained his innocence, said he had been questioned about an allegation that he had indecently assaulted a 14-year-old girl in the mid-1960s after inviting her to go to a press showing of a film.

He said that he had met the girl briefly at a party, but had never gone to the cinema with her or assaulted her.

Mr De'Ath was asked on Today about a previous claim that Savile had spent the night in a hotel with a girl who was probably 10-years-old.

Mr De'Ath said it had "never occurred " to him to go to the police.

"I did say to [Savile] 'I think you're living dangerously'," he said.

"I was pretty shocked and disgusted. Also, I was physically frightened of Savile. He had been a boxer and a wrestler and he was in with some very rough people.

"I would never have dreamed of grassing him up."

He said he "slightly regrets" not doing anything at the time but in the corridors of the BBC it was "common talk that he liked young girls".

It was a different culture in the 1950s and 1960s, he said, and "sexual matters were taken much more lightly".

"We were all womanisers in those days. But as far as I know womanising is not a criminal offence," he added.

"We were not paedophiles. * You propositioned 100 women on the chance that two or three would say 'yes'."

Mr De'Ath said he was "full of self-loathing" because he had not acted over Savile but "you have to live with yourself".

* A date with De'Ath .....

[Omah]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...bought-1787149

Jimmy Savile’s luxury seaside flat has been sold to one of the country’s leading campaigners against child abuse.

Sir Rodney Walker, who was a guiding light of the NSPCC’s Full Stop campaign, has bought the Scarborough apartment to use as a holiday home for his family.

The millionaire snooker bigwig now plans to strip Savile’s second home, which the shamed TV legend had turned into a shrine to his dead mother.

New owner Sir Rodney, 69, said he had been hoping to buy the property last summer as he needs more room for his grandchildren.

But the deal was delayed after the scandal emerged and shocked the nation.

Former World Snooker and Leicester City Chairman Sir Rodney and his wife Anne from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, already own a property on the floor below Savile’s No. 9.

They have been coming to Scarborough for 35 years, enjoying trips with sons Alexander and Timothy and now want their grandchildren to carry on the tradition.

Builders carrying out the work had claimed they could still smell the ghostly smoke from Savile’s trademark cigars in the bedrooms and woodwork.

The flat was originally put on the market for £170,000 but is thought to have fetched around £200,000.

Strange, but true .....

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Omah

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...bought-1787149



Strange, but true .....

I find that a bit distasteful. Don't know why but I just do.

[Omah]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2OnCgrErC

Only three of the 11 men arrested over suspected sex offences in the aftermath of the Jimmy Savile scandal are likely to be charged, it emerged last night.

Detectives believe there will be insufficient evidence to prosecute the majority of the suspects quizzed under Operation Yewtree.

And speculation was mounting last night that Freddie Starr would soon be told that he, too, will not be charged over claims he attempted to grope a 14-year-old in Savile’s BBC changing room in 1974.

The police operation – which is thought to have cost £1million and has 30 dedicated detectives – has already been criticised by some as a ‘celebrity witch-hunt’.

Earlier this month, one of Britain’s top prosecution lawyers was accused of hyping up the investigation as if it were a ‘box office event’ when he told the public to expect a dramatic new wave of celebrity arrests.

If, as seems likely, only a handful of men are charged, there are sure to be uncomfortable questions for the police over the handling of the probe.

Yard chiefs insist all arrests by detectives on Yewtree have been ‘necessary and proportionate’. But Mr De’Ath, who spent four months on bail before being cleared, accused officers of being ‘over-zealous’.

He said the police had failed ‘lamentably’ to stop Savile’s reign of terror while he was still alive – so were now going ‘too far the other way’ in pursuing ‘spurious’ claims against others.

It DOES seem that the whole operation has been over-ambitious, incredibly expensive and blatantly unsuccessful .....

[Kizzy]

Well that was never going to happen as long as he was a government stooge was it?

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21972689

An 82-year-old man from Berkshire has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences by officers from Operation Yewtree, the Metropolitan Police said.

The pensioner is one of 11 people arrested so far as part of investigations into alleged offending by former disc jockey Jimmy Savile and others.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said the man has been bailed to a date in May, pending further inquiries.

Police harassment of another old man or a genuine case of sex crime .....

[InOne]

I'm hearing rumours Rolf Harris has been arrested

[Omah]

Originally Posted by InOne

I'm hearing rumours Rolf Harris has been arrested

Sadly, he IS 82 and lives in Berkshire - he was also interviewed under caution in November last year, IIRC .....

[Kizzy]

He was on my list of creepy celebs... my creepdar is never wrong...

[AnnieK]

I'm sure there are a few other 82year olds who live in Berkshire to be honest...

[Omah]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...rested-1792571

Scotland Yard said the star held on Thursday was originally *interviewed under caution on November 29, five days after a search warrant was executed at his home. He has been bailed until May.

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman revealed senior lawyers have been advising police about his case.

He added: “The CPS has given *investigative advice to police in relation to a man in his 80s from *Berkshire in relation to possible offences of a sexual nature.”

A friend of the latest showbiz figure held by police probing Jimmy Savile’s sordid past has told how the arrest has left him in a “fragile state”.

“This is destroying him. He’s in excruciating agony and at his wits’ end. He’s shocked and distressed and simply cannot understand why he’s been arrested."

[Black Dagger]

Well if his name is cleared, so he should be. Poor old guy could die at any minute with stress.

[Kizzy]

If allegations are made questions have to be asked, it is stressful though I do feel for the guys.

[Sticks]

His name needs to be all over the media, just in case there are other victims of this man who can come forward

Well that is why those accused of rape have there names plastered all over the press

[arista]

Originally Posted by Sticks

His name needs to be all over the media, just in case there are other victims of this man who can come forward

Well that is why those accused of rape have there names plastered all over the press

I think it will get leaked soon.
Its a mess.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Black Dagger

Well if his name is cleared, so he should be. Poor old guy could die at any minute with stress.

Yes that would be bad
if he did nothing wrong

[Omah]

Originally Posted by anniek76

I'm sure there are a few other 82year olds who live in Berkshire to be honest...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/wor...-1226608965017

Prominent Australian entertainer arrested in relation to Jimmy Savile child sex investigation

A PROMINENT Australian entertainer has been arrested by Scotland Yard detectives in London on suspicion of sexual offences.

The high-profile 82-year-old Australian man from Berkshire in south east England was interviewed for several hours by police before being released on bail about 11.30pm local time.

It is understood his lawyer was present.

The entertainer was first interviewed “under caution” by British police on November 29 following a search of his home, about an hour west of London. It is understood they have since been trying to identify potential victims.

The man’s London-based agent could not be contacted yesterday.

His manager and older brother also refused to talk about the arrest.

Asked if he had anything to say on his younger brother's behalf, the man said: "No I haven't, thank you.''

Late last year a friend of the Australian married father said his mate was “almost suicidal” over his being interviewed by police for alleged sexual offences which he described as being a slur and based only on guilt by association since he knew Savile, who has since been branded one of Britain’s worst serial child sexual abusers with up to 450 victims as young as nine years old over a five decade period.

Yesterday the media in the UK which has followed the case of the Australian closely were also not naming the star but were camped outside his riverfront home seeking a comment.

That narrows the selection somewhat .....

[Sticks]

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much

No smoke without fire

[Sticks]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

If allegations are made questions have to be asked, it is stressful though I do feel for the guys.

I would rather feel for the victims

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Omah

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/wor...-1226608965017

Prominent Australian entertainer arrested in relation to Jimmy Savile child sex investigation


That narrows the selection somewhat .....

Mmm I guess you're right....

[Omah]

Originally Posted by anniek76

Mmm I guess you're right....

Sad to say .... he may never be charged .....

[Omah]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...atwest-milking

NatWest has been accused of "robbing" the victims of Jimmy Savile after the bank spent more than £1m earmarked as compensation for individuals sexually abused by the disgraced television presenter.

The bank, trustee of Savile's estate, put on hold the distribution of its assets last October in the face of impending compensation claims from individuals sexually abused by the late DJ. The move was initially welcomed by lawyers representing victims on the assumption that it would ensure that the estate could provide compensation.

The estate was worth £4.3m, but during the subsequent six months its value has fallen to £3m, a significant reduction that has infuriated lawyers acting for the victims of one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders.

A legal source with knowledge of the Savile estate claimed that the reason for the huge drop is because of the costs NatWest is incurring in administrating Savile's estate, including its lawyers' fees. The expenditure has triggered accusations that money destined for the victims is being depleted at an alarming rate

Pannone solicitors, representing 40 alleged victims, raised their misgivings over NatWest's handling of the Savile estate when issuing a writ at the high court in February. Alan Collins, specialist child abuse solicitor at Pannone, said he was concerned to learn of reports that the estate had been eroded.

Collins said: "We are trying to solve this situation with NatWest and are endeavouring to provide just and proper compensation. We are concerned that large sums of money that could have helped victims rebuild their lives are no longer there."

Although £70,000 of the estate was spent on Savile's funeral in November 2011 at Leeds cathedral, the rest of the money appears to have been spent by the bank. A legal source involved with the estate said: "If NatWest and its lawyers are milking the estate, it's offensive. The estate is being stripped out. It's as if they've thought they can make money out of this, as if they've viewed the whole thing as a gravy train.

Bankers .....

[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Sticks

His name needs to be all over the media, just in case there are other victims of this man who can come forward

Well that is why those accused of rape have there names plastered all over the press

I do hope nobody ever accuses you of being a Paedophile !!!! I hope you never have to watch your life and reputation go down the toilet because someone makes a mistake. I hope you never see your name plastered all over the press because of a clerical mix up.

Innocent until proven guilty... Not the other way round you stupid compassion less moron....!!!!