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PERVERTS IN THE PUBLIC EYE 🇬🇧

Public figures in the UK with convictions for crimes against children - 🧵A THREAD🧵

1. Sir Jimmy Savile - Radio DJ, TV presenter & prominent charity fundraiser. Technically no convictions, as extent of abuse not fully known until after his death in 2011. Friends with royals, Prime Ministers & other elites (in-depth 🧵 planned)

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2. Gary Glitter - Glam Rock 70s pop star (real name - Paul Gadd) Jailed in '99 for downloading IIC. Jailed in Vietnam in '05 for 3 years. Deported to UK on release. Jailed for 16 years in '15 on historic child abuse charges

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3. Jonathan King - Hit record producer, BBC radio DJ & TV personality. Jailed in 2001 for sexually assaulting 5 boys in the 80s. 1 of several sex offenders linked to teen disco 'Walton Hop'

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Like his pal Savile, King also had friends in high places. Simon Cowell put up 50k of his bail following his arrest & in 2011, the BBC Director General publicly apologised for leaving him out of a music related show

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As a point of interest, the BBC Director General that apologised to a convicted child abuser was Mark Thompson, who (until July) was CEO of former newspaper, The New York Times

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4. Stuart Hall - BBC TV presenter & radio football commentator. Jailed for 15 months in 2013 for string of sexual offences on teen girls during his career. Judge later extended his sentence to 30 months

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5. Sir Rolf Harris - Australian musician, TV presenter & artist. Best known for playing didgeridoo & painting official portrait of the Queen. Jailed in 2014 for sexually assaulting 4 underage girls

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6. Chris Denning - BBC Radio DJ. 1 of several sex offenders linked to Walton Hop disco. Jailed numerous times for child sex offences, including 2 sentences in Slovakia. Convicted in UK in 2016 & jailed for 13 years

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7. Max Clifford - Celebrity publicist, known for representing controversial clients. Jailed for 8 years in 2014 on 8 counts of sexual assault against teen girls

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8. Fred Talbot - Teacher turned TV personality. Best known as weatherman on 'This Morning!' Jailed for 5 years in 2015 for indecently assaulting 2 school boys. 4 years added to sentence in 2017 following conviction in Scottish court

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Talb…

9. Ray Teret - Radio DJ. Shared a flat with Jimmy Savile in 60s. Jailed for 25 years in 2014 for 7 counts of rape & 11 of indecent assault against underage girls, the youngest being just 12

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Teret

10. Tony & Julie Wadsworth - Husband & wife radio presenters at BBC Radio Leicester. Each jailed for 5 years in 2017 for indecently assaulting 6 boys, aged 11-15, between 1992 & 1996

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11. Adam Barker - TV actor & son of Sir Ronnie Barker. Originally arrested in 2003 for making IIC, but absconded to Hungary. Returned to UK in 2012 & was jailed for 12 months

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12. Steve Merikes - BBC Radio 1 DJ & presenter of music quiz 'Pop Quest' (real name - Michael Willis) Jailed for 18 months in Feb 2020 for possessing 500 IIC

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13. John Chambers - Member of 70s pop group 'Paper Lace'. Sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work & put on SOR for 5 years in 2005 for possessing IIC

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14. Peter Rowell - BBC radio presenter & TV actor (BBC School's Look & Read) Jailed for 6 years in 2012 for 12 counts of indecent assault against 5 teen girls & 7 counts of possessing IIC

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Row…

15. Steven Jolley - 80s pop record producer for hit artists, including Diana Ross, Kim Wilde & Spandau Ballet. Jailed in 2001 for filming himself indecently assaulting a boy of 12

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16. Derek Longmuir - Drummer & founding member of 70s Scottish band 'Bay City Rollers'. Given community order in 2000 for possessing & making IIC, including films

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17. Tam Paton - Manager of 'Bay City Rollers' & connected to 'Walton Hop' disco. Jailed for 1 year in 1982 for indecent assault on 2 teens. After 2009 death, police investigated possibility he was member of paedophile ring

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18. Chris Langham - BAFTA winning actor, best known for BBC political sitcom 'The Thick of It'. Jailed for 6 months in 2007 for 15 counts of possessing 'Level 5' child abuse images

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Lan…

19. Roger Took - Prominent art historian & author. Jailed for 4 years in 2008 for 17 crimes relating to child abuse. His victims included his wife's 2 granddaughters. Committed suicide in 2011

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Took

20. William Mayne - Children's fiction author. Novels adapted to TV & film. Most notably, BBC adapted his series 'Earthfasts' into kids TV show in 1994. Jailed for 2.5 years in 2004 for 11 counts of indecent assault on young fans

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21. Stephen Kish - Host of children's BBC show 'Officially Amazing'. Charged with possessing extreme images, including bestiality, in 2019. Trial currently postponed due to COVID-19

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22. Bernard Dorman - Actor, who appeared in BBC kid's TV show 'Brum' despite having a 1997 IIC conviction. Jailed in 2008 for 16 months on similar offences

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

23. Graham Ovenden - Artist with work on display at NYC Met, The Tate & V&A Museum, London. His work, mostly of children, investigated as indecent in 2009. Jailed in 2013 for 3 years on several indecent assault charges

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Ov…

24. Ben Thomas - Ex-minister & BBC Welsh language TV presenter. Currently awaiting sentence for 40 sexual offences against both women & children

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25. Tyrell Robinson - Pro footballer, playing for both Arsenal & Bradford City. Awaiting sentence for engaging in sexual activity with girl of 14 & distributing indecent image of her on Snapchat

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26. Tom Squires - Team GB ice hockey player. Jailed for 5 years in 2017 for engaging in sexual activity with 5 girls, all under 16

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27. Adam Johnson - Pro footballer, playing for Man City & Sunderland. Also, won 12 caps for England. Jailed for 6 years in 2016 for grooming & engaging in sexual activity with girl of 15

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28. Ian Watkins - Lead singer of Welsh rock band 'Lost Prophets'. Jailed for 29 years in 2013 for sexual offences, including sexually assaulting child under 13 & conspiring (with child's mother) to engage in sexual activity with 1 year old

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Watki…

Side Note: Nick Ross - Host of BBC show 'Crimewatch' faced backlash in 2013 for comments he made about rape where he said 'provocatively dressed' women were akin to a bank 'storing stacks of cash outside the door'

telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/cr…

Unbelievably, this wasn't the worst thing he said in 2013. Speaking at The Telegraph's Hay Festival, Ross said if someone asked him if he wanted to watch child pornography, he would probably say yes

telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-fe…

It's interesting to note that Ross' Crimewatch co-host Jill Dando was assassinated on her doorstep in 1999. It has been suggested her investigation into a paedophile ring within the BBC may have been a motive

dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-ne…

Side Note 2: Esther Rantzen. TV presenter & founder of charity Childline was accused in 2012 of knowing about Jimmy Savile abusing children all along. She has repeatedly denied this allegation

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Whether she knew or not, her own murky past shouldn't be forgotten. In 1966, she had an affair with Tory politician Sir Nicholas Fairbank, who has been linked to an elite paedophile ring

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…

And, in 1994, a man sexually assaulted a girl of 5 in the swimming pool of her holiday home

independent.co.uk/news/uk/man-co…

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