Stuart Hall: Further Sex Abuse Allegations

Fresh allegations have emerged against former BBC presenter Stuart Hall after he was jailed for indecent assault against young girls, police have confirmed.

The 83-year-old from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was jailed last month after admitting 14 counts of indecent assault against girls as young as nine between 1967 and 1987.

Lancashire police said they were working closely with the Crown Prosecution Service to determine the most appropriate course of action concerning the new claims.

A police spokesman added: "We take all allegations of sexual abuse seriously and we would encourage people with any information about sexual abuse or who have been a victim of sexual abuse to come forward and report their concerns confident in the knowledge it will be investigated appropriately and with sensitivity."

No further details have been given but reports suggested Hall was facing five further allegations.

The fresh claims come just days after it was announced that the disgraced presenter's 15-month jail term will be reviewed following complaints that his sentence was too lenient. The case has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General.

Harrowing details of the sex abuse suffered by Hall's victims were described during his trial at Preston Crown Court.

The prosecution told how a 13-year-old victim was assaulted after they had played tennis, when he is said to have told her: "Sometimes thank you was not enough in words."

He told a 10-year-old girl to cuddle him "like she would one of her teddies" after he had given her steak and champagne, the court heard.

He preyed on a nine-year-old girl while she was in bed.

Another victim, who was 17 at the time, was attacked while dressed as a cheerleader for the filming of It's A Knockout.

Hall had initially told police his victims were lying as part of a "vendetta" against people in the public eye.

When arrested last December over three claims of indecent assault, he described the allegations as "nonsense".

He told an officer one of the complainants was "a complete and utter liar".

He went on to issue an impassioned on-camera denial of any wrongdoing, describing the allegations against him as "cruel" but more women came forward as a result of publicity and Hall later admitted 14 indecent assaults on 13 girls.

Hall was a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century. Last year he was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours for his services to television and charity.