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| A British bank says it has frozen the estate of the disgraced television host Jimmy Savile because of possible claims for damages arising from accusations of sexual abuse that include misconduct on the premises of the British Broadcasting Corporation and at hospitals where Mr. Savile pursued charitable projects. | A British bank says it has frozen the estate of the disgraced television host Jimmy Savile because of possible claims for damages arising from accusations of sexual abuse that include misconduct on the premises of the British Broadcasting Corporation and at hospitals where Mr. Savile pursued charitable projects. |
| The bank, NatWest, which is the executor and trustee of Mr. Savile’s estate following his death at age 84 last year, said in a statement on Wednesday that “given the claims raised, distribution of the estate has been put on hold.” | The bank, NatWest, which is the executor and trustee of Mr. Savile’s estate following his death at age 84 last year, said in a statement on Wednesday that “given the claims raised, distribution of the estate has been put on hold.” |
| Details of Mr. Savile’s will were published by The Financial Times, which said it had obtained a copy of the document written in 2006 bequeathing his wealth to 26 beneficiaries, most of it — £3.7 million, or $5.9 million, to be held in a charitable trust established in his name. The overall value of the estate was estimated at £4.3 million, or $6.98 million. | Details of Mr. Savile’s will were published by The Financial Times, which said it had obtained a copy of the document written in 2006 bequeathing his wealth to 26 beneficiaries, most of it — £3.7 million, or $5.9 million, to be held in a charitable trust established in his name. The overall value of the estate was estimated at £4.3 million, or $6.98 million. |
| As the abuse scandal has unfolded, the administrators of Mr. Savile’s main charitable organizations have already announced that they plan to close the trusts and distribute their holdings to other philanthropic institutions. | As the abuse scandal has unfolded, the administrators of Mr. Savile’s main charitable organizations have already announced that they plan to close the trusts and distribute their holdings to other philanthropic institutions. |
| British police officials say around 300 people, mainly women, have told officers investigating decades of abuse that they were abused as under-age girls by Mr. Savile, whose shows brought him into regular contact with young people. He also conducted charitable work at three hospitals in the northern city of Leeds and at Stoke Mandeville and Broadmoor, a high-security psychiatric hospital, in the south. | |
| A former porter at the Leeds General Infirmary told the BBC this week that he became suspicious of Mr. Savile when he arrived at the hospital in the early hours accompanied by teenage girls and was handed the keys to a building used for nurses’ accommodations. | A former porter at the Leeds General Infirmary told the BBC this week that he became suspicious of Mr. Savile when he arrived at the hospital in the early hours accompanied by teenage girls and was handed the keys to a building used for nurses’ accommodations. |
| The girls seemed “star struck” and not “streetwise,” said the former porter, Terry Pratt. The hospital has called Mr. Pratt’s claims “mistaken,” saying in a statement that he “appears to have been talking about a period in the 1980s before he started work at the hospital in 1990 and not from firsthand knowledge.” | The girls seemed “star struck” and not “streetwise,” said the former porter, Terry Pratt. The hospital has called Mr. Pratt’s claims “mistaken,” saying in a statement that he “appears to have been talking about a period in the 1980s before he started work at the hospital in 1990 and not from firsthand knowledge.” |
| The Financial Times said the beneficiaries of Mr. Savile’s will included trustees of his charities and former employees of Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor hospital. The newspaper also reported that the estate had been frozen earlier over claims by a woman who said she was Mr. Savile’s daughter. | The Financial Times said the beneficiaries of Mr. Savile’s will included trustees of his charities and former employees of Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor hospital. The newspaper also reported that the estate had been frozen earlier over claims by a woman who said she was Mr. Savile’s daughter. |