Interesting read here from a former child actor and teen 'journalist' who says he was very successful and never without work, and he never had a job where he wasn't accosted by one of the adults on set.
I could go on with many stories of being exploited sexually in the entertainment industry. My point is that it’s not just the BBC where pedophiles are operating. It’s the entire entertainment industry.
When I was between the ages of ten and the age of consent, on every television programme and theatre job I did, I was either sexually harassed, coerced into drinking too much, felt up in some way, or simply followed home by a crazy male fans. I’ve had actors expose themselves to me and I mean really famous actors, including world-famous movie stars – many who are touted by the sycophantic celebrity-worshiping media as role models. So you can see how recent revelations of Jimmy Saville are of little surprise for me.
http://21stcenturywire.com/2012/10/11/i-ran-the-gauntlet-of-pedophiles-in-the-entertainment-industry-says-former-child-actor/Interestingly, he quite casually names some of the politicians - Ken Clarke being the most prominent of them - but doesn't name actors.
Anyway, I think others have already asked this, but I really wonder the deeper reasons why this is coming to light now. When there are so many controls that keep these stories from coming to light, I have to wonder, is this intentional so as to motivate people who would be negatively affected by this scandal unfolding further into supporting measures or behaving in a certain way? Or is it simply a rare break in their defences?