The DJ used his celebrity to befriend officials and gain free rein for shocking abuses at institutions caring for the vulnerable
Whether it was at Leeds General Infirmary or the high-security Broadmoor mental health hospital, Jimmy Savile knew how to get to the heart of institutions caring for the most vulnerable. His modus operandi was always the same. Over five decades, Savile charmed his way into hospital corridors in a familiar pattern that started with befriending senior health officials and ended with the sexual abuse of hundreds of victims in their hospital beds.
In 1960, Savile ingratiated himself at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) by helping out on the hospital's radio station. Before long, he was volunteering as a porter on the hospital wards, wearing the same white coat and name tag as the other workers, who saw him as "one of the lads".
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago.
Whether it was at Leeds General Infirmary or the high-security Broadmoor mental health hospital, Jimmy Savile knew how to get to the heart of institutions caring for the most vulnerable. His modus operandi was always the same. Over five decades, Savile charmed his way into hospital corridors in a familiar pattern that started with befriending senior health officials and ended with the sexual abuse of hundreds of victims in their hospital beds.
In 1960, Savile ingratiated himself at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) by helping out on the hospital's radio station. Before long, he was volunteering as a porter on the hospital wards, wearing the same white coat and name tag as the other workers, who saw him as "one of the lads".
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago.
