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BBC broadcaster admits child sex abuse

China.org.cn, May 3, 2013

• Stuart Hall, a veteran BBC broadcaster, pleaded guilty to sex offenses yesterday, Shanghai Daily reported via agencies.

  Stuart Hall [file photo]

  The 83-year-old former BBC presenter admitted indecently assaulting girls aged as young as nine. He entered the guilty pleas at Preston Crown Court last month.

  He admitted 14 offences involving 13 victims between 1967 and 1985.

  "Whether in public or private, Hall would first approach under friendly pretences and then bide his time until the victim was isolated," said Nazir Afzal, Chief Crown Prosecutor in northwest England. "He can only be described as an opportunistic predator."

  Hall could face a prison term when he is sentenced next month.

  In January, the late Jimmy Savile, one of the BBC's biggest stars during the 1970s and 1980s and who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth, was found to have committed sex crimes on an unprecedented scale and was suspected of more than 200 offenses.

   

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