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22/10/2013
Stuart Hall To Lose OBE
Stuart Hall is to be stripped of his OBE after being jailed for a series of sexual assaults on young girls.
In June the 83-year-old former broadcaster pleaded guilty to 14 charges of sexual assault against nine girls aged between nine and 17 between 1967 and 1985.
An initial sentence of 15 months was doubled by the Court of Appeal.
An independent forfeiture committee decides whether recipients should lose honours if they have brought the system into disrepute. Their decision is then announced in the London Gazette.
(MH/CD)
In June the 83-year-old former broadcaster pleaded guilty to 14 charges of sexual assault against nine girls aged between nine and 17 between 1967 and 1985.
An initial sentence of 15 months was doubled by the Court of Appeal.
An independent forfeiture committee decides whether recipients should lose honours if they have brought the system into disrepute. Their decision is then announced in the London Gazette.
(MH/CD)
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