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culture of deference to “untouchable stars,” an “above the law”
attitude among members of management and a climate of fear at the BBC allowed Jimmy Savile,
the disgraced British television personality, to carry out sexual
assaults on children for decades, according to a leaked draft of an
inquiry published on Thursday.
The 500-page draft, which was published by the news website Exaro, said the inquiry had heard from many BBC
employees who knew of Mr. Savile’s predatory behavior, called the
broadcaster’s investigations “wholly inadequate” and raised the
possibility that other pedophiles could still be at the BBC.
