The NHS trust that runs Broadmoor Hospital has confirmed that disgraced children's entertainer Rolf Harris visited the premises after being invited by Jimmy Savile.
West London Mental Health said Harris was one of a number of celebrities Savile invited to the premises, but added they were unable to provide specific details.
The Department of Health says it is not considering an investigation into whether Harris was involved in sexual abuse at the facility while inquiries into Savile's activities at NHS hospitals are ongoing .
Harris, 84, was found guilty yesterday of a string of indecent assaults against underage girls and will be sentenced on Friday.
During his trial, four females described their ordeal at the hands of Australian-born Harris - with the youngest being just seven or eight years old.
He was accused of indecent assaults dating between 1968 and 1986, but several other women who gave evidence at his trial relived how they had been molested by him as late as 1991.
In response to calls for a wider public inquiry into allegations Savile abused the position of trust he had at various NHS hospitals, a spokesman for the Department for Health said: "The investigations into Jimmy Savile and the NHS have been thorough and overseen by an independent assessor with experience of an assurance and challenge role.
"Public inquiries are rare and take a long time to conclude and the fact that the investigation was not held in public may have encouraged a number of witnesses to come forward voluntarily.
"But as the Prime Minister has said, we don't rule out taking further steps."
Several investigations into Savile's activity at UK hospitals are ongoing, including inquiries at Springfield Hospital, Crawley Hospital, Stoke Mandeville and Rampton.
Entertainer Cilla Black said she was "really disappointed," after learning of Harris' conviction. Ms Black performed with Harris on the variety show A Swingin' Time in the 1960s.
"I've never known Rolf any different from anybody else," she said. "He was lovely. And I'd rather not comment on it really. I'm disappointed; I'm really disappointed."
Responding to Harris' conviction, fellow entertainer Ronnie Corbett said the news was "very upsetting", adding: "I'm sorry to hear that."
The NSPCC said it has so far received 28 calls relating to Harris, involving 13 people who made direct allegations against the performer.
Bafta confirmed Harris will be stripped of the Fellowship he received in 2012. The children's entertainer may also lose his CBE following his conviction.
Once proudly referred to as "the Boy from Bassendean", Harris' home town, in Perth, is planning to remove all honours it bestowed on him, including a plaque outside his family home and artworks in council buildings.
Bassendean Mayor John Gangell said: "These are heinous crimes that he's been convicted of and it should not be condoned in any way and all privileges should be stripped from Mr Harris."
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