:00:11. > :00:14.The chief executive of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals has apologised
:00:15. > :00:17.for the sexual crimes committed by Jimmy Savile during his 40`year
:00:18. > :00:20.association with the Leeds General Infirmary and St James's Hospital.
:00:21. > :00:22.An independent inquiry publhshed today has revealed the scald
:00:23. > :00:27.of the abuse at 28 hospitals and the ease with which Savhle
:00:28. > :00:33.The latest figures show there were 60 victims at the Leeds Gendral
:00:34. > :00:40.But the youngest was just fhve, the oldest 75.
:00:41. > :00:42.The incidents ranged from inappropriate behaviour to sexual
:00:43. > :00:49.The most recent incident took place in 2009 when Savile was 82 `
:00:50. > :00:56.Our health correspondent Jamie Coulson reports.
:00:57. > :00:57.In life, Jimmy Savile was a flamboyant
:00:58. > :01:03.In death he is remembered as a predatory paedophile
:01:04. > :01:08.Today, the full extent of his crimes at hospitals
:01:09. > :01:14.But it was here at the Leeds General infirmary in his home city that
:01:15. > :01:20.the sheer scale of that abuse was at its worst.
:01:21. > :01:23.It was quite normal to see him around the wards and departlents
:01:24. > :01:27.This unrestricted access gave Jimmy Savile ample opportunhty to
:01:28. > :01:35.indulge in abusive and inappropriate contact with patients and staff
:01:36. > :01:37.The staff treat patients in wards that haven't changdd
:01:38. > :01:43.Jimmy Savile began his association with the Leeds General Infirmary
:01:44. > :01:45.in the 1960s, working on hospital radio and then later as
:01:46. > :01:52.But over five decades he abtsed men, women, boys and girls, the xoungest
:01:53. > :02:01.Jane was just 16 when she was taken into the hospital
:02:02. > :02:07.I felt like I was the chosen one, absolutely the chosen one
:02:08. > :02:11.and even to the point where I was taken down to the room,
:02:12. > :02:18.And it is only after it has all happened that you
:02:19. > :02:21.just feel dirty, you feel ridiculously stupid, becausd I did
:02:22. > :02:29.Jimmy Savile often spoke proudly of his involvement with hospitals.
:02:30. > :02:34.In hindsight his comments now appear chilling.
:02:35. > :02:37.For me, hospital contains everything I would like at this moment in time.
:02:38. > :02:41.It contains a lot of people, a 24 hour scene,
:02:42. > :02:45.you go to bed because you w`nt to, not because you have to.
:02:46. > :02:51.The people are invariably in bed so they cannot get up and get `t you.
:02:52. > :02:55.Jimmy Savile had unrestrictdd access to the Leeds General Infirm`ry.
:02:56. > :02:57.He had three offices and spent a great deal of thme
:02:58. > :03:00.in the old A department, but could go almost anywherd,
:03:01. > :03:04.abusing many of his victims in wards, corridors and offhces
:03:05. > :03:10.He even boasted of interferhng with the dead bodies in the morttary
:03:11. > :03:14.When you are abused by a celebrity, they were intimidated into being
:03:15. > :03:17.quiet, they were frightened and said they were not going to be bdlieved
:03:18. > :03:20.and the whole celebrity status of this individual is very, very
:03:21. > :03:28.Jimmy Savile's crimes ranged from inappropriate touching to r`pe.
:03:29. > :03:31.Brenda Ball has counselled a number of his victims.
:03:32. > :03:33.They were vulnerable in the first place.
:03:34. > :03:40.They do not know what their life would have been like without that,
:03:41. > :03:43.but they do know that that has changed their life and their
:03:44. > :03:48.They have to learn to cope with that.
:03:49. > :03:52.For many of Jimmy Savile's victims, his legacy of abuse lives on
:03:53. > :03:54.after suffering harm in a place where they should have been safe.
:03:55. > :04:09.And, what is the NHS trust had to say? They described the findings
:04:10. > :04:14.today at shocking and said they had sympathy for the victims and admit
:04:15. > :04:17.that there should have been more scrutiny over what Jimmy Savile was
:04:18. > :04:23.doing and said the trust. The trust has put in place 31 recommendations
:04:24. > :04:28.and wail the last recorded hncident of Jimmy Savile was in 2009, they
:04:29. > :04:29.say the hospital today is a different place. This is thd
:04:30. > :04:39.executive, Julian Hartley. I need to say how sorry we `re that
:04:40. > :04:42.those patients, staff and mdmbers of the public experienced stch abuse
:04:43. > :04:56.at the hands of Jimmy Savild An apology there, but we do we go
:04:57. > :05:00.from here? For hospitals will have to produce reports on Jimmy
:05:01. > :05:04.Savile's activities. The BBC and the Department for Education will bring
:05:05. > :05:08.out reports later this year. Today's report concludes th`t going
:05:09. > :05:12.forward we must all be more courageous and challenging behaviour
:05:13. > :05:16.that is unacceptable and th`t pretending not to see cannot be an
:05:17. > :05:19.option. Thank you for that, Jamie Coulson.
:05:20. > :05:21.A man has appeared in court this morning, charged with
:05:22. > :05:27.the murder of Simon Holdsworth in Sheffield just before Christmas.
:05:28. > :05:30.Mr Holdsworth was last seen getting on a bus after leaving work
:05:31. > :05:33.The 36`year`old's body was discovered near a lane
:05:34. > :05:37.45`year`old Shaun Richard W`inwright has been charged with his mtrder
:05:38. > :05:40.and will appear before city magistrates on Thursday.
:05:41. > :05:43.Event organisers willing to host the 2015 Sheffield Half Mar`thon
:05:44. > :05:46.are being asked to contact Sheffield Council.
:05:47. > :05:48.The directors and organising committee of this year's half
:05:49. > :05:52.marathon stood down after the event was called off at the last linute.
:05:53. > :05:56.Water supplies failed to arrive but many runners carried on reg`rdless.
:05:57. > :05:59.Sheffield Council is now holding a bidding process to find a company
:06:00. > :06:04.which can organise next year's event at no cost to the council.
:06:05. > :06:08.Just one result to bring yot in Super League this evening, and
:06:09. > :06:16.the Huddersfield Giants havd just beaten Hull KR by 26 points to 2.
:06:17. > :06:32.Things are beginning to go downhill? That is correct. Tomorrow whll be
:06:33. > :06:39.cloudy and cold. That rain hs coming more persistence tomorrow. Ht is an
:06:40. > :06:43.unsettled looking chart. Recovering levels means we will have some
:06:44. > :06:48.showers on Saturday and Sunday but there will be bright and sunny
:06:49. > :06:51.spells as well. A lot of cloud at the moment, thick enough to produce
:06:52. > :06:57.patchy rain in places. We whll see more of that patchy rain he`ding
:06:58. > :07:02.North eastwards over night. Temperatures down to nine or 10
:07:03. > :07:08.Celsius. Friday works closely and cool with some patchy light rain in
:07:09. > :07:12.places. Some places may stax dry, particularly across North Yorkshire.
:07:13. > :07:16.This weather front becomes lore active later across West Yorkshire
:07:17. > :07:25.and the North Midlands, he whipped evening to come. For the North of
:07:26. > :07:31.Leeds, it could well be dry. `` a wet evening to come. Sunny spells
:07:32. > :07:36.and scattered showers overall. the outlook, hopefully by Sunday
:07:37. > :07:45.most of us will be dry. Alex has more detail now.
:07:46. > :07:51.If you have a barometer wowily have seen the pre low pressure moving in.
:07:52. > :07:57.There will be some sunny spells tomorrow but more downpours.
:07:58. > :08:05.There is a greater risk of seeing thunder and lightening. Here is the
:08:06. > :08:07.low pressure. Most of the showers have been on this wet weather front.