giving victims voice giving victims voice report published january relating allegations sexual abuse english presenter operation criminal investigation initiated result publicity surrounding sexual abuse scandal mps jointly produced report marked end investigations operation scandal resulted hundreds alleged victims approaching police claims investigated formed basis report found alleged offences committed england scotland hospitals prison facilities schools bbc premises offences reported totalling alleged offences police forces frequent alleged coincided peak celebrity status numbers alleged victims totalled minors time aged years majority director public described report marking watershed moment apologised shortcomings handling prior abuse claims report publication resulted highlighting failure number institutions identified criticised treating allegations facts concluded prosecuted offences victims lifetime report investigations initiated hospitals commissioner previously led operation estimated victims come forward background september october claims widely publicised english presenter october october committed sexual abuse publicity began october itv exposure documentary broadcast allegations october allegations british police forces october launched formal criminal investigation operation historic allegations child sexual abuse described alleged abuse unprecedented scale number potential victims career involved working children young people including visiting schools hospital spent years presenting pops teenage audience overlapping years presenting jim fix helped wishes viewers mainly children come true lifetime police investigations looked reports earliest known led charges reports concluded insufficient evidence charges brought relating sexual offences october announced director public investigate proceedings dropped page voice report published january result investigation undertaken jointly mps authors director authors intentions writing report provide public alleged victims listened learn child protection improved result investigation report marks end investigations relation living people continuing summary findings according report sex offences committed people minors time england scotland jersey vast majority alleged offences occurred home town leeds main workplace london victims mainly committed total claims acts having recorded alleged victims aged total minors aged alleged attacks girls aged included girls boys age youngest alleged victim aged years oldest report said dying child aged touched report states child involved cases final alleged offences period containing frequent offences aged coinciding peak status celebrity years recorded offences places including bbc premises alleged offences occurred hospitals volunteered porter schools related jim fix prison facilities according report took place times television radio studios included sexual abuse girl july final recording pops report said celebrity status meant hiding plain sight operation senior investigating officer said jim fix means meeting victims allegations previously reported authorities reasons given included fear disbelief distrust judicial system seven allegations sexual assault police lifetime linked police alleged said allegations surrey police resulted undertaken approximately people provided information time report publication relating resulted formal recording total alleged criminal offences police forces attacks area included figures gray expected number recorded offences rise considered report report acknowledges agencies police failed victims decades describes prolific known sexual predators concluded clear evidence found operated ring investigations continuing possibility member informal network report suggests caught partly prolific period police investigations crimes time lacked specialist skills knowledge collaborative approach later years reception suggested guardian sydney morning herald report highlighted failure number institutions identified shadow home secretary requested child protection experts conduct overarching review failed stop writing independent opined report revealed man celebrity status intended works gain access ultimately rape sexually exploit hundreds vulnerable young star struck victims director public apologised shortcomings handling abuse claims said allegations treated degree caution justified required described report marking watershed moment brought cases victims supporting police action apology missing opportunity prosecute concluded prosecuted lifetime offences victims interviewed caution surrey police referred allegations hazard saying previously sued newspapers editor daily_telegraph noted report reveal extent abuse contains actual evidence sense court recognise commented justice treat ing allegations facts noting report admission information viewing contents contribution truth feel right previously dismissive attitudes extent accusation considered true referring bbc documentary jimmy moore noted response claims know concluded specific question concerning future easier answer self report salon reported face prosecution report offers closest thing justice alleged victims criticised report describing peak victim centred justice lacking academics questioned report writing moral social work 21st century morality tale giving victims voice scare allegations presented facts accusations offences held true stated children better protected future called national strategy prevent child sexual abuse bbc sincere apology victims saying appalled premises consequences departure editor october precursor permanent replacement sought bbc release report april metropolitan police commissioner previously led operation stated victims probably come forward estimated number times accounted report inquiry friday morning club regularly attended officers reported february subsequently claimed officers partly result celebrity status investigations hospitals underway children home early reported scandal resulted increase overall reports sexual abuse measured comparing years immediately broadcasting exposure documentary subsequent report commissioned majesty published january reported interviews individuals number abused hospitals reporting abuse staff time felt concerns treated
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