Pope Francis has been quoted as admitting that reliable figures show that “about 2%” of clergy in the Catholic Church are paedophiles.
The exposure of Savile and the convictions of Harris, Clifford and Hall might well offer some form of “closure” to their victims. The rest of us have come to a strange sort of crossroads. We will never again be so naïve about the existence of sexual abuse nor the prevalence of sex offenders, however well we might think we “know” them.
Former BBC DJ Jimmy Savile sexually assaulted NHS hospital patients aged between five and 75 over a period of five decades, say investigators.
Two national newspapers have printed advertisements urging the victims of the Jimmy Savile to come forward and claim compensation within the next six weeks.