A leaked draft of the Smith review, published by the Exaro investigative website, suggested that Savile had carried out 45 sexual assaults at the corporation, at virtually every BBC premises in which he had worked, with three victims under the age of 10.
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The victims of Savile in connection with his work at the BBC include eight people who were raped and one instance of an attempted rape.
Meanwhile, Lord Hall said DJ Tony Blackburn had “parted company” with the BBC after failing to fully co-operate with the inquiry.
Referring to Savile and Hall, the report said, “Both of these men used their fame and positions as BBC celebrities to abuse the vulnerable”.
Top of the Pops put young girls at risk and was effectively a “picking-up” opportunity for predators like Jimmy Savile, a report into the culture of the BBC has found.
“A further aspect to the culture of not complaining was the strong sense of loyalty that BBC staff felt towards the programme on which they were working”. She wrote: “There is still a widespread reluctance to complain about anything or even for it to be known that one has complained to a third party”.
The incident related to allegations made in 1971 by a fifteen year old girl, who subsequently took her own life.
Victims of Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall will feel let down by the Dame Janet Smith report and will see it as “an expensive whitewash”, according to a lawyer representing them.
Also named in the review, which was released Thursday, was Stuart Hall, the veteran BBC broadcaster who is now in his 80s.
Tony Blackburn says he has been sacked by the BBC over his evidence to a sex abuse review.
Tony Blackburn said the BBC has “hung me out to dry” after he was sacked by the corporation, adding: “My lawyers are now considering all statements made by the BBC about me today and we will be taking action”.
“They must be condemned for their monstrous behaviour”.
Blackburn was accused of that assault, though, the DJ said, “I am told that the mother told the BBC, a few weeks after her initial complaint, that her daughter had withdrawn her allegation against me”.
Janet Smith, the former high court judge who led the inquiry, said the presenter had been “opportunistic and shameless” and that his “preferred target” was teenage girls.
However, the BBC as a whole can not be blamed for failing to stop Savile’s offending as no complaints were made to the Duty Office, although there were eight occasions on which complaints about Savile’s sexual conduct were made in other ways.
Much of the abuse has been documented prior to today, with police investigations mounted and inquiries and parliamentary committees convened since Savile’s crimes first became widely known to the public in 2012.
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“It turned a blind eye, where it should have shone a light”, Fairhead said. “They are destroying my career and reputation because my version of events does not tally with theirs”, added Mr Blackburn.
