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Originally Posted by Vieil Homme
Sorry to keep saying this but the Scout & Guid Association knew of a problem With Savile back in the early 80s so why was it that the police and BBC never acted when allegations were put forward? I find that quite strange and can't be called hindsight a lot of people knew it was going on. 
The abuse suffered by the children in that Welsh home just went on and on just like some children from the Catholic homes and Dr Barnardo's and only now are they being believed. That was not hindsight that was people above finding no case to answer. |
The problem is evidence. You can report any crime you want to the police, but they will not take action unless they find evidence. Same with the management of the BBC. Who are the management going to believe? A 14 year old they do not know, or a man that helped thousands if not millions of people through his various charity events. This is how Jimmy Savile appeared at the time. I know that I (and apparently a lot of viewers) found him a little creepy, but that is not a criminal offence.
I don't know what happened at those organisations and if there was any wrongdoing, I hope it is rooted out. I hope that they didn't find evidence and bury it, and I hope that if they did bury any evidence, action is taken against them.
It's easy to say now that the abuse was going on, and the police do seem to have found a lot of evidence, but this has all come out after the fact. This is why it's hindsight.
I am not defending abuse in any form, as I think all abuse is wrong.
It's worth remembering that it is likely that staff at the papers who are busy criticising the BBC, Baranardos and all the other organisations involved possibly knew it was happening at the time and did nothing as well.