Marcus Parks

But nobody believed her because nobody could accept that Jimmy Savile, of all people, had done something so horrible.

But that's how casual it's been.

I know that's casual.

That's what I'm saying.

It's a 13 year old girl.

That's your example, Justin Bieber?

Now, while Stoke Mandeville and Broadmoor certainly provided Saville with a lot of victims, there was no institution more plentiful nor more willing to give Saville access than the Duncroft approved school for girls.

And again, it's insane that people let a man like Jimmy Saville anywhere near this place.

It's insane that they let a man anywhere near this place.

Yeah, right?

Yeah.

But Savo was considered for years to be a friend, an important patron to this institute, all while he abused countless girls inside and outside its walls.

Yeah, right?

Yeah.

And founded in 1948 as an experiment in which psychotherapy was used to correct behavioral defects in girls placed in its care.

Fun stuff.

Duncroft started as something of a mix between a halfway house and a state prison for teenage girls.

Owing to the British style of parenting that often left child rearing to institutions like boarding schools, it was thought that it would be better if vulnerable, damaged girls were looked after by the state.

And Duncroft was considered to be the cutting edge of these types of so-called approved schools.

There was not, however, any indication that Duncroft was anything but a punishment because the facility was surrounded by eight foot tall walls, which gave the whole facility a minimum security prison vibe.