A TEENAGE girl who lived in Dewsbury during the 1960s has alleged she was sexually abused by the late Sir Jimmy Savile.
The woman, who now lives in central Lancashire, reported the alleged offences to local police this week who have now passed them to the Metropolitan Police.
Scotland Yard is currently looking into 120 lines of inquiry and believe Savile could have abused up to 25 victims over a period of 40 years.
Commander Peter Spindler, Scotland Yard’s head of specialist crime investigations, said the abuse appeared to have been on a "national scale".
He told the BBC: "At this stage it is quite clear from what women are telling us that Savile was a predatory sex offender."
Scotland Yard has formally recorded eight criminal allegations against Savile – two of rape and six of indecent assault.
But police declined to provide a geographical break-down of where the alleged victims lived at the time of the abuse.
Claims also emerged yesterday from one woman who said she saw Savile molest a brain-damaged hospital patient at Leeds General Hospital.
A spokesman for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said: "We are shocked at the nature and extent of the very serious allegations made against Jimmy Savile which were revealed by the Metropolitan Police. We have made contact with the police and they will be meeting with us to discuss their investigation.
"The trust does not have any record of complaints about Jimmy Savile’s behaviour made during the time he was a volunteer and charity supporter at Leeds General Infirmary or at any of our other hospitals.
"As a result of the TV documentary and subsequent media publicity we have, however, been contacted by two individuals – one of whom wishes to remain anonymous – about incidents said to have occurred in the 1970s.
"Clearly this whole matter needs to be looked into fully and we will give every co-operation to the police, who are best placed to do so. At this stage we are not aware to what degree their investigation relates to incidents in Leeds."
Further allegations surround his volunteering at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
A spokesman for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Stoke Mandeville, said: "We are shocked to hear of the serious allegations about Jimmy Savile.
"At this stage in the proceedings it would not be appropriate for us to conduct our own internal investigation.
"However, we have been contacted by the police this week and are supporting them fully with their inquiries. If their findings suggest that we do need to take further action then we will do so."
The hospitals urged anyone with any concerns to contact police.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Mayor of Kirklees has spoken of his shock at the allegations against Sir Jimmy Savile.
Clr Martyn Bolt met the DJ on numerous occasions and organised a charity cycle ride in his honour earlier this year.
The Mirfield Conservative told the Examiner yesterday that he was surprised at the allegations that Sir Jimmy sexually assaulted dozens of teenage girls.
"I’m shocked," he said. "In the environment where I met him, at cycling charity dinners, there were always women wanting to have their picture taken with him.
"But it was never the kind of environment where younger people were there."
Clr Bolt met Sir Jimmy through his work with the Dave Rayner Fund, which supports talented young cyclists.
In July the politician organised a 65-mile charity ride around Scarborough – where the late DJ is buried – to raise money for the charity.
Clr Bolt said: "He was a regular guest at the Dave Rayner Fund annual dinner for 16 years up until his death.
"He attended the events which were in Bradford or Harrogate and he always made bids for items in the auction and made an effort to go round every table in the room and speak to people.
"In his youth he had been a professional cyclist and rode in the Tour of Britain.
"He was an eccentric but Britain is a nation of eccentrics."
Clr Bolt added: "We need to have a full investigation into the truthfulness of these claims against him.
"If true, it’s a shame that people have suffered for such a long time."
The Deputy Mayor of Kirklees added that those who worked with Sir Jimmy should have acted if they suspected any wrongdoing.
"If an assistant or a producer saw something which was illegal then they had a very strong moral duty to report it," he said.
"You can’t turn round 30 years later and say ‘this is what I saw but I didn’t do anything about it’.’’
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