John Peel's record collection online

Of course Peel is dead too now, and I can't ask him about it. Which is a shame because I have, until I read about the concerns here, had an enormous amount of respect for the man.
I still have enormous respect for his music broadcasts, though now slightly jaded.

I wonder how many other people in those sorts of positions will be exposed by probing into the past. I can think of many music stars that have admitted to excess with fans. It used to be routine to brag about it, indeed it still is in some cases. I had never thought of Peel as a predator though, seems very odd when you listen to the man for more than 30 years, admitting tons of stuff on air that I would be uncomfortable with (the relationship with his kids and some musicians for example) that he had a darker side.

Very often victims do not speak until after the death of their abuser. Very often, libel laws keep stories under wraps until after death.

Sexual offenders come in all sizes. Saville looked like a nonce and so it is easy to imagine him as one. As I said above, most successful abusers are charming normal looking people. I have been very surprised by a number of people who have turned out to be offenders. A popular teacher was an abuser. A detested teacher who everyone used to assume was a nonce, turned out not to be.

Just because you like someone does not make them less likely to be a sexual predator and child abuser.