Shah defends abuse comments
Former newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah has sought to clarify his comments that young girls can be "to blame" for the abuse they suffer. Shah told ITV News he was referring only to "historical" cases.
Eddy Shah defends comments on abused girls
Former newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah has sought to clarify comments he made yesterday about young girls being "to blame" for the abuse they suffer, saying he was referring only to "historical" cases.
Shah told ITV News today: "My comments were not related to present day claims, they were about historical claims.
"I was talking about the period of time in the 60s and 70s when pop groups had girls throwing themselves at them."
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