The Many Lies of Carl Beech

I had no idea that millions of pounds were paid out in compensation for Jimmy Savile's alleged crimes. Anyone know how much the total was and how many claimants there were? At any rate, it seems that the Savile claims prompted Carl Beech to make his own fraudulent claims. How many others did the same?

Then Jimmy Savile died. A year after his death, on October 3, 2012, ITV broadcast a documentary entitled The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, which accused him of serious sex crimes. Three weeks later, Carl Beech complained to Wiltshire Police that he and a childhood friend from Bicester called “Aubrey” had been abused as children by a number of people he called “The Group.”
I suspect that this is MWT's legacy: not encouraging genuine abuse victims to report crime but triggering a firestorm of false claims.

Looking at that quote again, have noticed a parallel between Carl Beech and the main accuser in Rolf Harris's first trial (with whom he admitted to having had a sexual relationship when she was of legal age): they both made their allegations within weeks of MWT's ITV documentary on Jimmy Savile.

"Then Jimmy Savile died. A year after his death, on October 3, 2012, ITV broadcast a documentary entitled The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, which accused him of serious sex crimes. Three weeks later, Carl Beech complained to Wiltshire Police that he and a childhood friend from Bicester called “Aubrey” had been abused as children by a number of people he called “The Group.”"

"In October 2012, Britain was rocked by a ­television documentary which revealed that Jimmy Savile, a beloved children’s entertainer who had recently died, was a prolific sexual abuser of children who gained access to his victims through decades of charitable work in schools, youth homes and hospitals. Police assigned to investigate were soon widening their inquiry to look at other entertainment figures and within weeks they had a tip from the NSPCC: a 47-year-old woman had told her counsellor she was sexually abused by ­Harris in her teens."
www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-au...frg8h6-1226981773650

I suspect she told the NSPCC first to run it past them and see if it would fly.

And another parallel: they both apparently approached (ran their stories past, IMO) the NSPCC first.

"This is despite the entire trail of Nick's credibility relying on Operation Yewtree, from that very earliest moment around 17th October 2012 when he first telephoned the NSPCC, who referred him to the NSPCC staff manning the Operation Yewtree phone lines."

jimcannotfixthis.blogspot.com/2019/07/th...ill-out-in-cold.html

Jo wrote:

"...NSPCC staff manning the Operation Yewtree phone lines."


Collecting evidence...

Feeding it directly into a police investigation...

Without being subject to the procedural safeguards about evidence collection that the police must follow (PACE)...

And everyone thinks this is a jolly good idea?

Good point, Randall.

Here is a second article about Carl Beech (et al...) by Simon Warr.

thewarrzone.blogspot.com/2019/07/carl-be...dnt-do-it-alone.html