Jimmy Savile: police pursue 120 lines of inquiry Jimmy Savile: Met police said they are examining 120 lines of inquiry. Photograph: Indigo/Getty Images Europe The Metropolitan police is pursuing 120 lines of inquiry involving alleged sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile, including two allegations of rape. Scotland Yard said in a press conference on Tuesday that between 20 and 25 women may have been victims of the late Jim'll Fix It presenter. The Met said it was examining eight direct allegations against Savile, including two accusations of rape and six of indecent assault. The claims span four decades. The scale of the alleged indecent assault is far greater than previously anticipated. Scotland Yard has maintained that its assessment of the accusations remains a scoping exercise before it decides whether to launch a formal investigation. The force received a flood of information about Savile after it took the national police lead on assessing the complaints. Detective superintendent David Grey is leading the Scotland Yard assessment of the complaints. The force is working with the BBC and ITV, whose Exposure documentary prompted several women to go public with assault complaints, in its inquiries. The Met's child abuse inquiry, dubbed Operation Yewtree, would also examine whether anyone else could be subject to criminal investigations. The first allegation against Savile dates back to 1959 and the youngest alleged victim was 13, the Met said. Most of the abuse is alleged to have taken place in the 1970s and 1980s. The force said it would produce a joint report with the NSPCC on the conclusions to be drawn from the alleged abuse by Savile. The NSPCC said it had received 40 phone calls since the first Savile allegations were made public last week; 17 of these calls related to the former Top of the Pops host.