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18. But look at how Savile reached for the lawyers

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 04:56 PM

Oct 2012

when The Sun was apparently just saying he didn't cooperate with the police. Libel laws do a lot to keep people who aren't direct witnesses quiet.

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Jimmy Savile sexually abused us as girls, 10 women tell TV exposé [View all] Nye Bevan Sep 2012 OP

Well true or not they are not going to make much difference to Savile fedsron2us Sep 2012 #1

Apparently dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #2

The fact they have not been paid yet fedsron2us Sep 2012 #3

Doubtless you are correct fedsron2us Oct 2012 #6

Speaking of that sort of thing..... T_i_B Oct 2012 #22

Isn't he part of that goddawful England band? oldironside Oct 2012 #23

You could be right there. dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #5

Having read around the story a bit fedsron2us Oct 2012 #7

a few well known early 1970s rock stars dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #8

I think the answer is the draconian UK libel laws (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #9

If it is true it can not be libel fedsron2us Oct 2012 #11

How's about that then??? truebrit71 Oct 2012 #13

Jimmy Savile named in Jersey children's home abuse inquiry muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #14

Favourite topic on the Icke forum fedsron2us Oct 2012 #15

Trying to find where Icke got that from, I found this: muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #16

Given Saviles status as DJ. TV Personality and Charity Worker fedsron2us Oct 2012 #17

But look at how Savile reached for the lawyers muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #18

Newspapers have lawyers too fedsron2us Oct 2012 #19

That would not be the same Esther Rantzen fedsron2us Oct 2012 #21