A TV documentary will accuse late broadcaster and charity campaigner Sir Jimmy Savile of being a paedophile, it has been reported.
The programme, which is set to air on ITV1 before first anniversary of Savile's death in October, will be provided by criminologist and child protection expert Mark Williams-Thomas.
Williams-Thomas has previously labored on the mini-series To Catch A Paedophile.
The show interviews several alleged victims, who claim Savile abused them if they were under age. The alleged victims are female and bring grooming and assaults, many of which they claim was held on BBC premises.
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A source told The Mirror: "The programme is the result of an exceptionally lengthy investigation, containing been kept highly confidential.
“There has been rumours circulating for a long time about Sir Jimmy from his days in the media. But up until now nobody seems to have any victims to dicuss out.
“I have already been told that inside the programme are witnesses and victims, a few of whom have waived their directly to anonymity to speak out the very first time."
In 2007 a police probe was launched after complaints the star had abused pupils at a girls' school inside 1970s.
Savile was obviously a regular visitor on the now-defunct Duncroft Approved School for females and was alleged to own made advances towards several girls.
The investigation was dropped after a Crown Prosecution Lawyer advised no further action be used, the Daily Mail reported.
In February it emerged the BBC had shelved a Newsnight investigation into allegations Savile had sexually abused a teenage girl in her dressing room with the Television Centre.
A BBC News source told The Telegraph: “The non plus ultra nature on the claims about Savile meant that the Newsnight report would seriously compromise the lavish BBC tributes scheduled to own later identical month.
“And 2nd, the allegations directly involved the BBC, in this the lady who gave the job interview declared that she among others were abused by Savile on BBC premises.”
Savile died at his range in Leeds aged 84 on October 29 2011. He'd been days faraway from celebrating his 85th birthday.
He can be remembered like a tireless charity worker plus a volunteer. Savile raised more than £30 million, including £12 million to rebuild the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville.
Tony Blackburn, who presented The top of Pops concurrently as Savile, described the flamboyant DJ became a "one off".
He was quoted saying: "He was an amazing character, I can't think anyone got a chance to know Jimmy Savile, he played Jimmy Savile the complete time."
Blackburn added: "He was just a huge, outrageous, personality. He did most of these marathons the entire time, he only agreed to be thrilling. He was an exotic person, he only agreed to be a 1 hour off."
Savile was knighted with the Queen in 1990.
Last month a marathon auction of Savile's huge bunch of mementos and private belongings raised around £320,000 for his charities.
Three auctioneers worked in relays over the non-stop, almost 13-hour sale which saw the broadcasting legend's Rolls-Royce select £130,000, his original, red Jim'll Remedy it chair reach £8,500 and hundreds of smaller items hope many pounds each.
All the while the hall emptied towards the end in the sale, a fairly easy Jim'll Correct it badge sold for £2,000 for an internet bidder.
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