Fear of defamation lawsuits deterred press investigation of abuse allegations

Evidence

With strict libel laws, newspapers were leery of investigating allegations that Savile was sexually abusing children for fear of defamation lawsuits. … Paul Gambaccini, a radio host, claimed that Savile warned newspapers that publishing allegations would destroy his important charity work (Alleyne, 2012). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 555

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 555