Sweeping child abuse scandal shakes UK institutions

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BBC Director General George Entwistle resigned Saturday after the network wrongly implicated a 90-year-old politician in a child intercourse-abuse scandal. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports.By Keir Simmons, NBC NewsThe Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation, George Entwistle, resigned Saturday after only 54 days in the role -  the latest to be caught in the wake of a child intercourse-abuse scandal that has thrown the 90-year-old publicly-funded behemoth and other U.K. institutions into deepening turmoil.

The scandal, which began with allegations against a single former BBC employee, has since engulfed hospitals, children’s homes, even the police.

It also poses questions for Mark Thompson, Entwistle's immediate predecessor, who on Monday becomes chief executive of The New York Times.

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Nemesis always catches up.