Savile's great niece accuses star of abuse

Published Saturday, 20 October 2012
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The grandchild of Sir Jimmy Savile's sister has accused the late British entertainer of abusing her as a child.

Savile's great niece accuses star of abuse

Caroline Robinson, Savile's great niece, claims she was molested by the star when she was 12 years old and again three years later.

Robinson told the Daily Mail: "When I was younger I had flashbacks. They invaded my dreams. I re-lived everything that happened to me in slow motion. I'd wake up sweating.

"I saw the whole scene as if I was a detached observer looking down on it, and the worst thing is I couldn't make it stop. I'd shout but the words wouldn't come out... What Jimmy did to me was terrible."

The 49-year-old's account comes just a day after police launched a criminal inquiry into abuse allegations against Savile amid reports he molested more than 200 children over a period of 40 years.

Robinson added: "I kept it close for so long. But when I started reading about all the other girls he had abused I thought: 'This sounds just like what happened to me.' I think it should be aired: Jimmy had done this to one of his own family."

Savile died last year.

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