Quote Originally Posted by Poopadoop View Post
So if one weirdo celebrity who claims to want to kill nearly everyone in the business calls another weirdo celebrity a sleazeball and makes a vague reference to "rumours," the police should investigate them for pedophilia? Jesus Christ, get Columbo on the case.

How many actual people came forward and accused him is the question. There has to be a record of it somewhere.
I'm sure there is a record of it somewhere. I very much doubt Johnny is the only one who spoke out, but we're talking here about a time where it was very easy to make evidence disappear, so who knows?

Victims came forward, and the CPS didn't bring charges. This isn't about Johnny at all, I only showed you that to demonstrate that as far back as 1978 people were talking about it, and that's the evidence that has survived and is publicly available.

And if you're a broadcaster there's no reason to risk a libel suit. Granted, I think what Mr. Rotten said was sufficiently vague not to be considered libelous, but the BBC probably asked their lawyer and he told them not to risk it.
The BBC were Savile's employer. They have a conflict of interest. As a responsible employer, Johnny's comments should at least cause the BBC to informally look into these allegations by speaking to those who work close to Savile. But they didn't, they instead sought to censor the allegations. Is that to protect their reputation, or to protect him? This went on for two decades, and he was getting the "benefit of the doubt" from the CPS, too. I think he was being protected.