Savile's death 'catalyst' of case against Teret

The media publicity that followed the death of Jimmy Savile was the "catalyst" of the case against former DJ Ray Teret, the judge said.

Mr Justice Baker said complainants had come forward against Teret following his friend Savile's death.

The judge told the 73-year-old: "Thereafter when a few of your victims disclosed to the police, others came forward and frankly told the police that without the support of those other victims they did not feel their account would be believed."

During the trial, Teret was cleared of aiding and abetting Savile to rape a 15-year-old girl in the early 1960s but was found guilty himself of raping the same complainant.