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Scotland Yard said yesterday that the number of likely victims had reached 60 with 340 lines of inquiry pursued by 14 forces. The NSPCC has received more than 100 complaints.
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Mr Lemmon said: “He was really worried but everything was dropped. I was told he paid them [the police] off.”
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In 1971, prompted by the suicide of Clair McAlpine, a 15-year-old dancer on Top of the Pops, police launched another investigation. Miss McAlpine, who overdosed on sleeping pills, had left behind a diary detailing claims of being “used” by celebrities.
Her claims were largely dismissed as fantasy by detectives. Her half-brother, Mark Ufland, said: “Jimmy Savile was in the diary for having some sort of sexual relationship with her. As far as I know, Jimmy Savile was interviewed as a witness. My mother told me that the diary went to the police and never came back.”