Mark Williams-Thomas
Mark Williams-Thomas | |
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 The investigative journalist in November 2013 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Billericay, Essex, England |
| Education | Birmingham City University |
| Occupation | Investigative journalist |
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Mark Williams-Thomas (born 1970[1]) is an award-winning investigative journalist and former policeman best known for exposing Jimmy Savile as a paedophile.[2][3]
Career
Williams-Thomas worked as a detective and family liaison officer with Surrey Police from 1989 to 2000.[1] In 2000 Williams-Thomas began the investigation of Jonathan King, resulting in his conviction for the sexual abuse of under-age boys.[1]
In 2005, he set up WT Associates, an independent child protection consulting firm.[1] Television networks including Sky News, ITV1 and BBC2 have had him discuss high-profile criminal investigations such as the Disappearance of Madeleine McCann and Ipswich serial killer Steve Wright. Williams-Thomas also researched and presented an ITV Exposure documentary, Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile,[1][4] which was broadcast on 3 October 2012.[1] In the documentary, several women said that, as teenagers, they had been sexually abused by Savile. In 2013, Williams-Thomas won two Royal Television Society awards and the London Press Awards Scoop of the Year for the film.[5][6][7] The episode and another, Exposure: Banaz: An Honour Killing, won a 2012 George Foster Peabody Award.[4] He also advises television producers on police matters, for crime drama series including Waking the Dead and Wire in the Blood.
His undercover work in Cambodia led to the arrest in 2013 of a person suspected of offering under-age girls for sex and the rescue of two girls, aged 13 and 14.[8]
He has an MA in criminology from Birmingham City University, where he is also studying for a PhD in the same subject.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Halliday, Josh (24 February 2013). "Mark Williams-Thomas: I ran the Savile film like a criminal investigation". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ Keogh, Kat. "The Brum lecturer who unmasked twisted Jimmy Savile". January 12, 2013. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Owens, Nick. "Year of crime: Former detective Mark Williams-Thomas on Jimmy Savile, Tia Sharp, Twitter perverts, and Al-Hilli murder mystery". December 30, 2012. The Mirror. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile and Exposure: Banaz: An Honour Killing (ITV1 and ITV)". George Foster Peabody Awards. 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ Deans, Jason. "BBC Newsnight journalists win award for spiked Jimmy Savile investigation". May 22, 2013. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Gover, Dominic. "Jimmy Savile Sex Crimes Investigator Mark Williams-Thomas Probes Cover-up Claims". July 29, 2013. International Business Times. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Turvill, William. "Double RTS win for Savile documentary maker". February 21, 2013. Press Gazette. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Hamilton, Mike (10 November 2013). "Police in Cambodia seized a suspect and rescued two girls aged 13 and 14 in a sting operation following a TV investigation into child traffickers supplying children to British paedophiles – Mirror Online". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 November 2013.