BBC to contact police over Savile allegations
The BBC said today that it is to make direct contact with police to provide full support over any allegations that have been made about abuse involving Jimmy Savile.
A spokesman for the BBC said today: ``A number of serious and disturbing allegations have been made over the past few days about the sexual abuse of teenage girls by Jimmy Savile.
“Some of these allegations relate to activity on BBC premises in the 1960s and 70s. We are horrified by allegations that anything of this sort could have happened at the BBC – or have been carried out by anyone working for the BBC.
“They are allegations of a serious criminal nature which the police have the proper powers to investigate.
“So we have today asked the BBC investigations unit to make direct contact with all the police forces in receipt of allegations and offer to help them investigate these matters and provide full support to any lines of inquiry they wish to pursue.”
The investigations unit is a division of the BBC responsible for security and safety matters within the corporation.
