Public Image Ltd (PiL) and former Sex Pistol, John Lydon has slammed the BBC for its failure to protect teenage girls from Jimmy Savile, one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders.

Speaking to Hot Press about the scandal surrounding the former Top of the Pops presenter, Lydon said: "I've been saying stuff about that lot for quite a few years. When the BBC were banging on about 'family values' and banning the Sex Pistols, those cunts were getting up to unspeakable wickedness on their premises."

Lydon went on to point the finger at others, claiming that those who failed to prevent sexual abuse taking place were as bad as those directly involved.

You can read more from John Lydon's Hot Press interview in the current issue, which is out now.

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