Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!Rumor's about Saville being a child rapist have been around since at least the mid 70's iirc, maybe earlier. Likely a combo of him knowing the right people, having enough wealth and people not wanting to believe it.
I looked into that at the time and not exactly. However, some people like Esther Rantzen have a lot to answer... People like Noel Edmonds who he clearly disgusted but did nothing. Johnny Rotten was the man for saying it as it was back then tbh. The BBC another Institution that institutionalised this shit. Look at Hollywood for similar with people like Polanski and the guy who directed powder.