London (CNN) -- Britain's public service broadcaster, the BBC, was caught up in a growing furor Saturday over claims that a late children's TV presenter sexually abused young women and girls, sometimes on its premises, in the 1960s and 1970s. The abuse claims, which come almost a year after presenter Jimmy Savile died, were made by five women in a documentary screened by rival broadcaster ITV Wednesday. Those interviewed for the film, titled "Exposed -- the other side of Jimmy Saville," gave detailed accounts of sexual assault while as young as 14 or 15. One said she was raped by him at age 16.
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Claims of sexual abuse have been made against a late BBC children's TV presenter
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Five women say Jimmy Savile abused them when they were teenage girls
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The BBC says it is horrified by the claims of abuse, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s
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A nephew of Savile, who was knighted for his charitable work, defends his reputation
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"We are now collating information gathered from a range of sources across the UK and will continue contacting individuals who have made allegations in relation to the late @placeholder over the coming weekend," it said.