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DJ Jimmy Savile in 1972. Press Association

Surrey Police transcript shows Jimmy Savile denied abusing young girls

Transcript of 2009 interview revelas that the BBC presenter brushed off and dismissed allegations made against him.

THE SURREY POLICE have published an interview transcript with Jimmy Savile dating from 2009 in which he denies sexually abusing young girls.

The four year old transcript (part one and part two accessed here) is of an interview with the former BBC presenter that took place at Stoke Madeville Hospital. It was released following a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

Allegations

The transcript reveals Savile stating that people are “looking to make a few quid” out of him. He says that “normally you can brush them away like midges and it’s not much of a price to pay for the lifestyle”. The transcript states:

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The late DJ also said that he often shared letters he had received from those alleging he abused them with police officers, adding that they would laugh about them.

“They don’t keep them very long, they pass them round the office and everybody has a laugh,” he said.

At one point during the interview Savile is asked about touching a girl at Duncroft children’s home in Staines. Savile categorically denies the allegation:

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He told detectives that the allegations being put to him were fictional adding that when he was presenting Top of the Pops and Radio One, “what you don’t do is assault women, they assault you, that’s for sure, and you don’t have to, because you’ve got plenty of girls about”.

Asked if he was sexually attracted to underage girls, he replied: “No. Exactly the opposite.”

The full transcript can be accessed here: part one and part two.

Read: NHS widens its Jimmy Savile investigations to ‘other hospitals’>

Read: The 1998 letter that warned police about Jimmy Savile>

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    Mute Nick Hill
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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:11 AM

    What a truly abhorrent and vile human being. The great shame is that he escaped discovery in his lifetime. However his legacy has now fittingly been altered to reflect his true character. Something that I hope offers closure to his many victims.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:35 AM

    He didn’t escape discovery it was ignored
    As I stated on here a few days ago David Icke , like him or not was exposing this monster over a decade ago but nobody listened.

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    Mute Philip O'Connell
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    Oct 16th 2013, 9:07 AM

    John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten spoke about jimmy saville being dodgy in the late 70s , no one paid any attention

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    Oct 16th 2013, 9:34 AM

    If you listened to Johnny Rotten, you should have jailed half of the British establishment

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    Oct 16th 2013, 9:48 AM

    That kid wasn’t wrong.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 10:10 AM

    And rightly bloody so Gio!

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    Oct 16th 2013, 11:30 AM
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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:11 AM

    So called eh? Blame the victim (in this case children). Terrible.

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    Mute Dave Mitchell
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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:51 AM

    Chopsticks. Your his biggest fan. Don’t be jumping on the bandwagon.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 10:59 AM

    *you’re

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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:01 AM

    Some of these so called abused girls may be looking for compo, we have to consider all angles

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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:37 AM

    I don’t think there is any doubt left that he was an evil human being that should have faced a jury of his peers to answer properly these allegations but Denise is right in my opinion, every case has to be judged separately and on their own merits. I don’t think it’s completely outlandish to have this view as false allegations are quite common.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:48 AM

    Denise are you just doing the rounds on every article this morning trying to be controversial.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:55 AM

    Some are claiming that he was in a satanuc cult and performed ritual satanic abuse on them, even the uks top shrink went on the channel 4 news and said it was rubbish. These obviously false claims make a mockery of any real claims.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 9:32 AM

    Denise – you have a point. There is a big incentive on jumping on the bandwagon when you stand to gain financially and when the person you are accusing is safely dead. A small minority of women reported his misdeeds at the time, and their bravery should be commended, and it’s a real shame that it was not followed up. But how will the claims of all those who came out recently be verified?

    Maybe if financial compensation for victims were not an option, only the truly wronged would denounce their persecutors.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 9:10 AM

    I still want to puke every time I watch those clips of him swaggering around doing his charity bit.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 8:18 AM

    Denise, what an obtuse comment to make!!!

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    Oct 16th 2013, 9:08 AM

    just another filty bastard

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    Oct 16th 2013, 9:42 AM

    Chopsticks in fairness David Icke also claimed to be the son of god. Jimmy was a pedo but I wouldn’t have paid attention to Icke.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 10:00 AM

    David icke also said the queen has reptilian blood. Arseholes .

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    Oct 16th 2013, 4:26 PM

    If all the complaints are to be believed he was very openingly interfering with children in some of these institution s and hospitals. And no one ever did anything
    I mean come on he apparently had a van with a massive bed in the back and no one was concerned as to what he was up too. Did he have that much power over people. It doesn’t add up

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    Oct 16th 2013, 2:06 PM

    There all lies he was a good man who helped a lot of charities

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    Oct 16th 2013, 9:52 AM

    Over the clothes is hardly abuse now is it?

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    Oct 16th 2013, 10:35 AM

    Jimmy Saville always gave me the creeps as a kid.. Disgusting man.. Its mind boggling he got away with it for so long..

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    Oct 16th 2013, 12:24 PM

    Assuming you have no children!? Or brain.

    Otherwise doubt you’d be so thrilled to have a man grope your child’s privates as they lay in their sick bed, clothed or not!

    Feeding the troll. Sigh

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