article_snippet.sent: Experts said the rise in the number of reported rapes and sexual offences was due in part to high profile historic cases like Jimmy Savile's .
article_snippet.sent: – was partly because victims were 'more willing' to report sex crimes, including historical ones, and police were more likely to take complaints seriously, in the wake of Jimmy Savile's sex abuse scandal.
article_snippet.sent: One of the effects of Operation Yewtree, in the wake of Jimmy Savile's, has been it has brought sexual cases to the fore.
article_snippet.sent: The convictions of Rolf Harris and Stuart Hall have encouraged people to feel justified in coming forward.'
article_snippet.sent: The high-profile convictions of Rolf Harris (left) and Stuart Hall (right) have made victims feel more confident about coming forward, said campaigners .
highlights_snippet.sent: Experts chalked the surge down to high profile cases like Jimmy Savile's .