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Thread #141144   Message #3413451
Posted By: GUEST,Musket sans cookie
03-Oct-12 - 03:13 AM
Thread Name: Obit: RIP Sir Jimmy Savile of BBC [2011]
Subject: RE: 2011 Obit: RIP Sir Jimmy Savile UK disc jockey
Just a few observations.

Whilst most of the alleged crimes will predate this, we do have a law, (Bridge or a legal bod of similar sitting may know the details?) that says if you commit a UK criminal act abroad where it is not a crime there, The CPS may consider whether there is a charge to answer if it can be proved you went abroad in order to commit it. It was brought in to help reduce sexual tourism in Asia.

Whether these were children or young adults makes no difference. If it can be proved that Saville's position of power and assumed authority was used to influence them, they are classed as vulnerable. Which pulls it back to rape regardless.

As he is dead, he cannot be charged but his reputation can be held to scrutiny. Whether this is a good thing or not is a subject of debate of course, but if it stops some others from abusing their position of trust, there could be good coming from it.

Backwoodsman. You are correct and I replied to the sod with the same spelling mistake. My bad, as my sons would say. There is not only an H in Townshend but also a G as in genious. And yet to be balanced, he was on a a membership list which for most people is not easy to explain...