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Jimmy Savile 'took girls on late night hospital trips' Jimmy Savile 'took girls on late-night hospital trips'
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Jimmy Savile was regularly handed a key to a Leeds hospital building when he arrived with teenage girls, an ex-porter there has told the BBC.Jimmy Savile was regularly handed a key to a Leeds hospital building when he arrived with teenage girls, an ex-porter there has told the BBC.
Terry Pratt said Savile would arrive at Leeds General Infirmary in the early hours, take the girls to the nurses' accommodation and leave before dawn.Terry Pratt said Savile would arrive at Leeds General Infirmary in the early hours, take the girls to the nurses' accommodation and leave before dawn.
Leeds General Infirmary said there were no records of complaints against Savile during the time he was working there.Leeds General Infirmary said there were no records of complaints against Savile during the time he was working there.
Police are probing claims the late TV star abused about 300 young people.Police are probing claims the late TV star abused about 300 young people.
The hospital also said it "continues to be shocked by each new allegation" and was helping police with their investigation. The hospital also said it continued to be "shocked by each new allegation" and was helping police with their investigation.
Savile, a TV presenter and DJ who rose to fame in the 60s, was well known at Leeds General Infirmary over many years as a volunteer and fundraiser.Savile, a TV presenter and DJ who rose to fame in the 60s, was well known at Leeds General Infirmary over many years as a volunteer and fundraiser.
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But Mr Pratt said he became suspicious when the TV star began arriving in the middle of the night in the late 1980s with teenage girls who seemed "star-struck" and were "not very streetwise".
  • Savile may be posthumously stripped of the freedom of the borough of Scarborough, which he was awarded in 2005. He was buried in the North Yorkshire seaside town and had a second home there
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  • Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told ITV's The Agenda that "heads will need to roll" at the BBC if it is discovered that abuse was ignored
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  • Ex-staff at Duncroft Approved School in Surrey - where Savile is alleged to have carried out abuse in the 70s - href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20147834" >were not questioned by police during their 2007 inquiry into Savile
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Mr Pratt said Savile would pay these late-night visits several times a month, with different girls, asking for the key to the accommodation block. He would arrive at about 01:00 or 02:00, spend a few hours there and drop the key back about 05:00, Mr Pratt added. Mr Pratt said he became suspicious when Savile began arriving in the middle of the night in the late 1980s with teenage girls who seemed "star-struck" and were "not very streetwise".
"He would go up and see the lad on the desk [and he would say] 'Here's the key Jim, make sure I get it back.' He'd take the key and the two of them would look through the doorway... he would walk out and the two women would follow him towards the nurses' home," he told the BBC. He said Savile would visit several times a month, with different girls, asking for the key to the accommodation block. He would arrive at about 01:00 or 02:00, spend a few hours there and drop the key back about 05:00, Mr Pratt added.
Earlier this month former Broadmoor Hospital patient Steven George, 60, claimed that Savile had keys to the hospital and was given his own room during the 1970s. "He would go up and see the lad on the desk [and he would say] 'Here's the key, Jim, make sure I get it back.' He'd take the key and... would walk out and the two women would follow him towards the nurses' home," he told the BBC.
Mr George, who was known as Alison Pink while at the hospital and has since had a sex change, said Savile was treated like a member of staff and "virtually had the run of the place". Earlier this month, a former Broadmoor Hospital patient claimed that Savile had keys to that hospital and was given his own room during the 1970s. He also alleged that he was abused by the entertainer.
He alleged that he was abused by the entertainer but said he did not tell anyone because he thought no-one would believe him.
Alan Franey, who was on a taskforce which oversaw Broadmoor hospital in 1988, along with the TV presenter, said Savile would have been able to "come and go at the hospital as he pleased".
The Department of Health is investigating and has appointed a former barrister to oversee its probes at Broadmoor, along with Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary.The Department of Health is investigating and has appointed a former barrister to oversee its probes at Broadmoor, along with Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary.
The investigation comes amid growing allegations that Savile sexually abused children at all three of the hospitals which he had raised funds for.The investigation comes amid growing allegations that Savile sexually abused children at all three of the hospitals which he had raised funds for.
'Heads will roll''Heads will roll'
Earlier this week it emerged that Savile was banned from any involvement with the BBC's Children in Need charity.Earlier this week it emerged that Savile was banned from any involvement with the BBC's Children in Need charity.
Sir Roger Jones, a former chairman of the charity and governor for BBC Wales, said he had heard rumours from London staff, and the charity decided not to allow Savile "anywhere near" it.Sir Roger Jones, a former chairman of the charity and governor for BBC Wales, said he had heard rumours from London staff, and the charity decided not to allow Savile "anywhere near" it.
On Tuesday it emerged that former staff at the Duncroft Approved School in Surrey - where Savile is alleged to have carried out abuse in the 1970s - were not questioned by police during their 2007 inquiry into claims against Savile. The Metropolitan Police are following 400 lines of inquiry as part of the investigation into claims Savile abused 300 children and young people over a period of six decades.
The force said officers decided not to speak to workers at the time unless they had proof that they had seen or knew about the alleged abuse. Prosecutors later found there was insufficient evidence to take action.
The Metropolitan Police are following 400 lines of inquiry as part of the investigation into claims he abused 300 children and young people over a period of six decades.
Savile, who presented Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It and was a former Radio 1 DJ, died last October aged 84.Savile, who presented Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It and was a former Radio 1 DJ, died last October aged 84.
A BBC inquiry into the culture and practices at the corporation in the era of alleged sexual abuse by Savile began on Monday.A BBC inquiry into the culture and practices at the corporation in the era of alleged sexual abuse by Savile began on Monday.
The corporation is also looking at the decision-making process that saw a Newsnight investigation into Savile's activities shelved.The corporation is also looking at the decision-making process that saw a Newsnight investigation into Savile's activities shelved.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told ITV's The Agenda that "heads will need to roll" at the BBC if it is discovered that abuse was ignored.