didn’t know there was a stereotypical look to be one. Fact is they could look like any man or woman. having preconceived of how a pedophile/ criminal should look can be dangerous and can start witch hunts.

Looking at that picture….in fairness, how did we not know? lol

I’ve seen some weird celebrity pictures over the years does that make them criminals too. i sure the journal went hunting for a creepy picture too. the picture does reflect his evil nature though.

I know what you mean Mick…but in fairness, just look at the picture….

He looks like a cross between a golden retriever and Doc from back to the future. I’m sticking with my preconceived ideas for my own safety..

All that’s lacking is a dog collar!

What I cant understand is how he got away with it all. Particularly when so many people “knew” he was dodgy and how so many people surrounding him are implicated in it. There must be a hell of a lot of people who knew what he was at and said nothing. There is also the fact that he did act the part to some degree. I dont think anyone really looks like a paedo or whatever but you cant deny someone like Saville looked and acted a bit odd in that regards and yet the rags musnt have went digging, as they surely wouldnt have had to dig too far.

Great comment, but I still think ur name is priceless, especially in relation to this story and the comments. !!!

This is the standard “pedo” look for Saville, reinforcing the pedos look evil desire. Pedos look normal, that’s the problem b

Lets be honest now, it is a very rapey looking pic…

even if you didn’t know him. youd say that fella looks like a deranged rapist.

Bit slow journal at reporting news factually, bbc have been reporting jim davidson for hours as one of the perps.

WTF is that! Looks like a clown !

Don’t insult golden retrievers!!! ;-)

Nope, I was born in 1971, my youthful looks have gotten me out of some hairy encounters with the law.

No one has arrested me yet !! plenty of time left I guess ?

Classic line

I think a lot of people knew and even more were involved , it took place at a time when it was easy to cover up wrong doing.
he was known for his sexual interest in young people , but in those days you could hide any thing with a a hand full of cash.

I think it is common practice to question a suspect first. It’s unavoidable that journalists get wind of celebrities being picked up for such questioning and duly report it, thejournal.ie being no different.

I don’t think the process can change just because it’s Jim Davidson or Freddy Starr.

Wow wasnt expecting that where you see that info?

Speculation is unfair and dangerous !

According to Guido.

@Niall It’s not speculation though. Have a google of jim davidson arrested and you will see a load of newspapers have reported that he was one of the people arrested.

Can anyone say they are surprised to see davidsons name crop up.

dont know why the red thumbs..your comment is spot on ..cant be too careful….i remember my old man saying 35 yrs ago…” something not right about him,…” wouldnt say what at the time…but go figure

@ Hope Lasts, Yes, I seem to have provoked a few red thumbs, possibly for naming some Roman Catholic priests.

My general point could have been better expressed. Men who are not in adult relationships and who gravitate to occupations such as priests, which allowed easy access to children or who take on roles such as swimming coaches etc., have to be the subject of suspicion. They fit a profile even though the majority are not a users.

As a man, I think that it is safer to be excessively suspicious than under suspicious. The perpetrators of child abuse are almost invariably men, they tend to avoid intimate relationships with other adults and they have a need to spend time grooming their victims. Sadly, this may mean that apprehension or suspicion may fall on some men but it is better that there be too much vigilance than not enough vigilance.

It is wicked, it is vile and it is a terrible trauma for any child to be the victim of abuse. The consequence of the need to ensure that this abhorrent abuse is prevented is the highest possible level of vigilance. Better that men who wish to train or to supervise children are treated with careful scrutiny, even if the majority may have laudable and altruistic aims, so that the minority of child abusers are prevented in gaining unsupervised access to children.

I have to accept that innocently and well intentioned men may feel resentful that the purity of their motives could even be questioned but that is a lesser concern than the evil of a single child being abused.

@ Hope Lasts, your old man was intuitive and insightful. It is odd that Saville needed to spend so much time with children and early teens. Caroline Ahern was the first to gut Saville in her Mrs Merton role. So it is certainly the case that some insightful people realised that there was something unhealthy about Saville. Unfortunately, the cult of celebrity allowed him to indulge his perverted desires. Many thanks for your supportive post.

A civilised society will consider the protection of children as its paramount priority. Women understand this. Most men do as well.

Were you passed puberty?

He only went for the good looking ones.

No doubt saville is a weirdo but I think the whole thing has turned into a farce. The whole debacle was started by a Karen Warde ( ITV documentary) who I believe is not a credible witness as she has already spent a year in jail for ” Deception” , was found guilty of passing of fraudulent cheques, accused another man in the early 90s of sexual assault and he was also dead , has 7 kids for 5 fathers , divorced 3 times , never worked but is a legal secretary and yet that’s never mentioned in the press.

It’s got to the stage that any BBC presenter that had a fling in the 70s is open to charges because as one UK barrister said ” it’s a cash cow since the BBC made an apology”

Any man that took advantage of a child should have his testicles removed and that goes without saying but I fail to see how, out of nearly 500 Saville claims alone , not one could have said it while he was alive.

@Niall that’s the thing, people did speak up when he was alive they just weren’t believed or investigated properly.

@sussana do a litte research and you will see you are incorrect. One person came forward to the surrey police while he was alive and it was dismissed by the DPP as there was no evidence and no case. That woman was Karen ward who in my opinion has zero credibility because of her deceptive past. Remember she has done this before and spent a year in jail for deception.

He was a filthy perv whose disgusting ways were covered up for so long because of the other high profile people who were also in on it- royals, politicians, corrupt police etc.

Read up about it. It’s sickening to know that so many paedophiles will not be convicted because of corruption.

@Niall. Yep its starting to get a bit Brass-eyed alright. Anyone who was big in the seventies is going to be pointed at by media. Paul Daniels recently felt compelled to recall a story where he mutually kissed a hitchhiker and stopped when he realised she may be underage. Of course he was vilified and accused of making excuses for other celebrities.