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Nine complaints about Savile's sexual behaviour ignored, report finds

Nine informal complaints were made about the sexual behaviour of paedophile Jimmy Savile at Stoke Mandeville Hospital but none "were either taken seriously or escalated to senior management", a report into his abuse of 60 victims there has found. A formal complaint was also made but later dropped.

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Savile victim 'betrayed' by 'whitewash' abuse report

One of the 60 victims of Jimmy Savile at Stoke Mandeville Hospital has said she feels "let down and betrayed" by a report into his behaviour.

She was being treated for skin cancer at the Buckinghamshire hospital in 1977, when she was sexually abused by the former entertainer.

Victim 21, also known as Abigail, was being treated for skin cancer when she was attacked Credit: PA

Speaking under the name Abigail, the woman, known as Victim 21 in the report, said the document had left out key bits of her story.

I feel nothing but let down and betrayed by the report.

Parts of my evidence have been omitted. I told the inquiry that when I reported the abuse straight away to the junior nurse who was treating me that she believed me and fetched Sister Cherry who was the sister in charge of the whole children's ward.

My father had a huge row with her and then reported it to senior management - not middle management. How they can say that those in authority did not know is inconceivable. The report is nothing but a whitewash.

– Victim 21

The report states that Victim 21 was ignored by a ward sister who found her "hysterical and crying" after the attack, telling her to be quiet as Savile would not do such a dreadful thing.

It added that her father took the matter to a registrar, but did not pursue it because of her ill health.

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