West Yorkshire police has faced further questioning over its part in the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.
Britainâ„¢s West Yorkshire police have faced further questioning over its part in the sex abuse scandal involving former TV star and paedophile Jimmy Savile as it was forced to reveal more details about past incidences.
It was revealed last week in a report that police officers had identified 68 victims of Savile in the West Yorkshire area, the youngest of whom was just five years-old.
Due to repeated enquiries from various newspapers and media organisations, the force has now issued a further statement confirming the extent of Savileâ„¢s sex offenses and where it took place.
This comes as critics are questioning why details were not published in the original report and are now just unfolding.
In the recent statement, a spokesman for the force pointed out that Å“the main location of these offences was Leeds General Infirmary with complaints from 23 victims, ranging from aged five to 34.”
West Yorkshire police has faced strong criticism over the closeness of the connection some of its former officers had with Savile during the years when his sex offending was at its worst.
Last month, a former Metropolitan police commander suggested that Savile may have abused 1,350 victims, which is three times the number of victims who have come forward so far in a sex offence probe.
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