We were abused & feared for our lives

10 YEARS AFTER UNMASKING OF EVIL DJ, VICTIM TELLS OF HELL...

- TOM PETTIFOR

A BRAVE woman repeatedly raped by Jimmy Savile has spoken publicly for the first time since she helped to unmask the paedophile, 10 years ago today.

Angie, not her real name, was just 15 years old in the late 60s when Savile groomed and attacked her, marking the start of years of horrific abuse from which she has never recovered.

She was one of five women targeted by the Jim’ll Fix It star who appeared in ITV1’s Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, exactly a decade ago.

The documentary, presented by former detective Mark Williams-Thomas, led to hundreds of victims coming forward as it emerged Savile had used his position of power to target vulnerable youngsters.

And in its wake a number of other stars were jailed for child sex offences including Rolf Harris, Max Clifford and Gary Glitter.

The revelations changed the face of child protection in the UK, leading to thousands more victims coming forward and a string of official reports into the failure to protect youngsters at the BBC, NHS, police and Crown Prosecution Service.

Angie said this week: “Our documentary has made a huge difference to so many lives.

“I knew I had to get it out there, it was vital that people knew the truth about him.

“Without Mark we wouldn’t be where we are now. He had a difficult time getting the documentary to air, but he fought and achieved it. He did not give up on it, nor us five victims.”

Angie, a retired carer from the south of England who is now in her 60s, was a huge pop-music fan as a teenager.

Like much of the nation, she would watch cigar-chomping Savile on Top of the Pops most weeks.