"I was abused by Jimmy Savile"

9:58am Tuesday 12th March 2013 in Local News

"I was abused by Jimmy Savile" "I was abused by Jimmy Savile"

A WOMAN has told how she was abused at the hands of Jimmy Savile on BBC premises when she was just nine-years-old.

Leisha Brookes, 45, of the Woodgrange Estate, Southend, yesterday waived her right to anonymity to tell how she was assaulted by the perverted DJ and up to 30 other men in the 1970s.

She says a cameraman friend of her family introduced her to the former Jim'll Fix It presenter.

Ms Brookes decided to reveal her horror story after other victims came forward to unveil Savile as Britain’s worst paedophile.

And she has taken the unusual step of revealing her story in court because she is refusing to pay for a TV licence because of what happened to her.

She told the Echo: “I wanted to meet Jimmy Savile, most kids did back then. I met him three times when he touched me. I’ve had more than 30 years of burying this away, I feel so ashamed to say what happened and go into details. "

Speaking through her tears, she said the cameraman had been prosecuted for abusing her from the age of nine.

She said it had begun with him taking photographs which became increasingly pornographic and much of the abuse had happened on BBC premises at White City.

She said the cameraman passed her around his friends and she had also met Savile on three occasions when he had touched her.

In all she believes about 30 men were involved. Ms Brookes said she had attempted suicide by burning her house down in 1997 with just herself inside as a result of the abuse.

She is also suing Savile’s estate and the BBC for what happened to her. Last week she appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court where she revealed she had always refused to give a penny to the BBC following the attacks.

She had always claimed it was due to “personal reasons” and had racked up hundreds of pounds in fines but finally told the hushed court of the real reasons.

fined her £50 with a surcharge of £20, after she explained to them what had happened. She said this was more lenient than her previous fines as she has had to shell out £260 on one occasion and £360 on another.

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DogsMessInLeigh says...
10:13am Tue 12 Mar 13

Wonder why the comments have been left open on this one.

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DogsMessInLeigh says...
10:17am Tue 12 Mar 13

How many years has she not brought a TV license for. 20 maybe...? and i though offenders can face jail for not buying one, odd story.

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Russ13 says...
10:18am Tue 12 Mar 13

Well I must say that's an elaborate way of trying to get out of paying £100 a year for your TV license........

Wonder if she manages to find £60 p/m for Sky?

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Eric the Red says...
11:54am Tue 12 Mar 13

LicenCe!

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uncle_jarvis says...
12:01pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Quite awful to hear stories like this but I don't see how suing Savile’s estate is going to help.

By all means go public (albeit too late) to shame this awful man but one questions people's motives when they are suing someone who is 6 feet under.

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Baker-Boy says...
1:20pm Tue 12 Mar 13

no one cares anymore the bloke is dead

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DogsMessInLeigh says...
1:28pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I wonder if the lady watches any BBC(who she refuses to support) programs on her TV....and has she now purchased a LicenCe...as if not surely she will get another fine.

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perini says...
1:45pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Strange she said nothing whilst he was alive or since he's been dead but waits until she gets a court summons before trotting it out! ..or am I being a tad too cynical?

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emcee says...
1:51pm Tue 12 Mar 13

DogsMessInLeigh wrote:
How many years has she not brought a TV license for. 20 maybe...? and i though offenders can face jail for not buying one, odd story.
Nope. You cannot be imprisoned, only fined. You can only be imprisoned for non payment of court imposed fines.
If you do not buy a TV Licence just do not get caught. The only (note ONLY) way you can get caught is to let them in your house to check you have a TV connected to receive broadcasts.
They cannot demand you let them in without a court order and they cannot get that without evidence of due suspision that you are receiving broadcasts, evidence which is almost impossible to obtain.

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stopmoaning1 says...
3:27pm Tue 12 Mar 13

emcee wrote:
DogsMessInLeigh wrote:
How many years has she not brought a TV license for. 20 maybe...? and i though offenders can face jail for not buying one, odd story.
Nope. You cannot be imprisoned, only fined. You can only be imprisoned for non payment of court imposed fines.
If you do not buy a TV Licence just do not get caught. The only (note ONLY) way you can get caught is to let them in your house to check you have a TV connected to receive broadcasts.
They cannot demand you let them in without a court order and they cannot get that without evidence of due suspision that you are receiving broadcasts, evidence which is almost impossible to obtain.
Except for their little electronic gadget that can tell what channel you are watching in what room then compare it to the database of properties where a TV licence IS held.

Are you admitting to not having a TV licence by any chance as you think you can get away with it.

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stopmoaning1 says...
3:41pm Tue 12 Mar 13

OK, ‘IF’ the Jimmy Savile allegations are true, justice is very clearly needed. It was obviously a very traumatic time for those concerned.

However, THIS story. Where to start? Firstly, as above.
This lady states she was abused by up to THIRTY other men and that she only met Savile on three occasions. That means there are at least twenty nine other men she ought to be suing or reporting to the police instead of only choosing to ‘sue Savile’s estate’

A cynic may say she is not interested in suing or reporting the twenty nine other men as they may not have such lucrative assets.

As for not paying the TV licence because she “refuses to pay the BBC because of the attacks” beggars belief. Somebody has already said they bet still watches the BBC programmes. Well what an excuse. This potentially opens up all sorts of precedence:

I won’t pay my Council tax because a few years ago my car was damaged by somebody who works for the council
I won’t pay my electricity bill because somebody I know who works for the electricity company hit me a few years ago.
I don’t think I’ll bother paying for my road tax because somebody from the DVLA was rude to me on the phone

Oh how I could go on.
(and on and on and on and…………)

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Joe Wildman-Clark says...
3:59pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Sorry but surely a few of the people who have now come forward about Savile could have done it when he was alive, a dead man can not defend himself, how is any case going to be fair unless there is DNA or video of the abuse happening than how can anything be proven or disproven, I am nor say he done it I am nor say he did not.

There seems to be similarities in how the number of people went from one or two to hundreds echo the case a few years ago of a male TV persented who was accused by ONE person with many many more then suddenly saying he attacked them in that case the guys life was torn appart but he was proven inocent and has slowly rebuilt his life a lie can destroy a life.

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everyoneh850 says...
4:37pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I didn't think jimmy saville was that bad. He taught me how to milk a cow blind folded when I was a kid. What a nice bloke!!

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DogsMessInLeigh says...
4:48pm Tue 12 Mar 13

everyoneh850 wrote:
I didn't think jimmy saville was that bad. He taught me how to milk a cow blind folded when I was a kid. What a nice bloke!!
Not heard that one for months....still as fresh as ever though.

and is that a mini knuckle duster on her chain around her neck..?

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shorty1964 says...
5:44pm Tue 12 Mar 13

How can any of you know for sure that she wasn't abused back when she was nine, If you watch the news you will know that many of Saville's victims did come forward whilst he was alive and it just got covered up due to the fact he was involved and knew most of the senior police force.

In stating that she is making this up you are therefore saying that the allegations that he abused many sick and vunerable children whilst they were in hospital is also not true despite the evidence.

In a nutshell he was an evil man who abused his position as a tv presenter, charity worker etc and just took away the innocence of many children..

Let's just hope that we learn from this and may it never happen again.

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emcee says...
6:25pm Tue 12 Mar 13

stopmoaning1 wrote:
emcee wrote:
DogsMessInLeigh wrote:
How many years has she not brought a TV license for. 20 maybe...? and i though offenders can face jail for not buying one, odd story.
Nope. You cannot be imprisoned, only fined. You can only be imprisoned for non payment of court imposed fines.
If you do not buy a TV Licence just do not get caught. The only (note ONLY) way you can get caught is to let them in your house to check you have a TV connected to receive broadcasts.
They cannot demand you let them in without a court order and they cannot get that without evidence of due suspision that you are receiving broadcasts, evidence which is almost impossible to obtain.
Except for their little electronic gadget that can tell what channel you are watching in what room then compare it to the database of properties where a TV licence IS held.

Are you admitting to not having a TV licence by any chance as you think you can get away with it.
Whatever method they use, they need to witness the broadcast receiving equipment set up for use. Also, don't believe all you hear about these "gadgets". Almost all fines have been issued because people either admit they have not bought a licence or have allowed these inspectors into their home. I know of no fine issued because of "gadget" evidence.
I do have a licence because I believe in paying for a service where I do not have to put up with adverts every ten minutes and I believe some of the BBC output is actually good.

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Steve H says...
7:28pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Vile creature, blaming others for her faults. You know what, I'm going to sue the serpent for making Eve eat the apple.

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stopmoaning1 says...
7:41pm Tue 12 Mar 13

shorty1964 wrote:
How can any of you know for sure that she wasn't abused back when she was nine, If you watch the news you will know that many of Saville's victims did come forward whilst he was alive and it just got covered up due to the fact he was involved and knew most of the senior police force.

In stating that she is making this up you are therefore saying that the allegations that he abused many sick and vunerable children whilst they were in hospital is also not true despite the evidence.

In a nutshell he was an evil man who abused his position as a tv presenter, charity worker etc and just took away the innocence of many children..

Let's just hope that we learn from this and may it never happen again.
I’ve just read all the comments again and I can’t find one that states she is making up the fact she was abused or condoning that sort of behaviour. Perhaps you would enlighten us all by cutting and pasting the offending comments as I’m sure we would all like to have a go at the poster

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DogsMessInLeigh says...
8:55pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Now then,If you buy a new TV in Currys or Argos etc they will ask for your name and address..(you don't have to give it to them) the info they get is then passed on to the licenCe people who will then check you out..(i believe), i have one so its cool, but how about just using a laptop and watching catch-up TV on the net...as long as its not live (by 30 seconds or something) you should be ok..(i believe)

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Carnabackable says...
10:16pm Tue 12 Mar 13

DogsMessInLeigh wrote:
everyoneh850 wrote:
I didn't think jimmy saville was that bad. He taught me how to milk a cow blind folded when I was a kid. What a nice bloke!!
Not heard that one for months....still as fresh as ever though.

and is that a mini knuckle duster on her chain around her neck..?
Yes it's a mini Knuckle duster, goes well with her tattoos.........

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mary1938@btinternet.com says...
11:15pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I cannot believe the vile comments I am reading about this woman. I presume the low life that are making them have not been sexually abused? It is a degrading experience and has devastating consequences. I think she is brave to speak about it. I wish I had thought of withholding my TV Licence fee, the programmes on the BBC are not worth watching, the majority are repeats, reality shows, cookery shows, chat shows, not worth watching. Well done that woman! As for Jimmy Savile, he was a low life pervert. The powers that be should have acted on the information they received over the past 40 years instead of sweeping it under the carpet. The victims (of which there are many) are not suing him, they are suing his Estate! I hope they do get compensation, but however much it is, it will not make up for the trauma and distress they suffered at the hands of that devils disciple!

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mary1938@btinternet.com says...
11:15pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I cannot believe the vile comments I am reading about this woman. I presume the low life that are making them have not been sexually abused? It is a degrading experience and has devastating consequences. I think she is brave to speak about it. I wish I had thought of withholding my TV Licence fee, the programmes on the BBC are not worth watching, the majority are repeats, reality shows, cookery shows, chat shows, not worth watching. Well done that woman! As for Jimmy Savile, he was a low life pervert. The powers that be should have acted on the information they received over the past 40 years instead of sweeping it under the carpet. The victims (of which there are many) are not suing him, they are suing his Estate! I hope they do get compensation, but however much it is, it will not make up for the trauma and distress they suffered at the hands of that devils disciple!

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hothead says...
8:15am Wed 13 Mar 13

Certainly a lot of low life knuckleheads posting here!

stopmoaning1 says that she should be naming the other 29 - do you really think a 9 year old is likely to remember the names of these men even if she knew them in the first place?

Give this woman some respect for speaking out now so openly.

Regarding the BBC license fee, of course she should be fined (as she was).

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mary1938@btinternet.com says...
8:55am Wed 13 Mar 13

Thank you hothead (I like the name}, I am pleased to know that there are some understanding and sympathetic people online.
I do agree that any person that avoids paying the licence fee should be fined,
sorry if my comment gave the wrong impression. Have you seen the statistics re TV Licence fee dodgers? at the last count it was 1000s, I wonder why they don't harass the other people like they did to this woman?

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stopmoaning1 says...
9:52am Wed 13 Mar 13

hothead wrote:
Certainly a lot of low life knuckleheads posting here!

stopmoaning1 says that she should be naming the other 29 - do you really think a 9 year old is likely to remember the names of these men even if she knew them in the first place?

Give this woman some respect for speaking out now so openly.

Regarding the BBC license fee, of course she should be fined (as she was).
I have not said the lady should be naming the other twenty nine men. Perhaps you would back up your claim by cutting and pasting that comment.

While you are searching (for something you won’t find) you will also notice my comments stating that “IF’ the Jimmy Savile allegations are true, justice is very clearly needed. It was obviously a very traumatic time for those concerned.”

Apology accepted in advance.

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stopmoaning1 says...
10:18am Wed 13 Mar 13

mary1938@btinternet.
com wrote:
Thank you hothead (I like the name}, I am pleased to know that there are some understanding and sympathetic people online.
I do agree that any person that avoids paying the licence fee should be fined,
sorry if my comment gave the wrong impression. Have you seen the statistics re TV Licence fee dodgers? at the last count it was 1000s, I wonder why they don't harass the other people like they did to this woman?
I’m sure they do. Why do you consider he has been harassed?

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stopmoaning1 says...
10:31am Wed 13 Mar 13

stopmoaning1 wrote:
mary1938@btinternet.

com wrote:
Thank you hothead (I like the name}, I am pleased to know that there are some understanding and sympathetic people online.
I do agree that any person that avoids paying the licence fee should be fined,
sorry if my comment gave the wrong impression. Have you seen the statistics re TV Licence fee dodgers? at the last count it was 1000s, I wonder why they don't harass the other people like they did to this woman?
I’m sure they do. Why do you consider he has been harassed?
Just spotted my typo sorry -
Why do you consider 'She' has been harassed?

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Baker-Boy says...
1:27pm Wed 13 Mar 13

she be much better off talking to police and friend and family going to a newspaper is pointless

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Lastlaugh... says...
11:35pm Tue 19 Mar 13

Baker-Boy wrote:
she be much better off talking to police and friend and family going to a newspaper is pointless
Bit like you..divvy

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pussykatlovesattention says...
10:40pm Fri 29 Mar 13

LOL i find this disgusting due to the content and the allegations made.im all for ripping the goverment but this takes the ****.i know of this woman known as kat.firstly she lives on the same council estuary estate as i do which i can see this ladys balcony from my flat with her england flag(not hard to see from size of it) but also theres a massive satalite dish which was installed a few months ago as i watched them install it.i think that means you need a tv licence.this woman lost her children due to her own abussive behavior including arson with the children inside property plus was a crack abuser and dealer which is why she lost her children.so after all this she gets 70 pound fine......DONT UNDERSTAND DO YOU????

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