Mr Hunt said Savile repeatedly exploited the “trust of a nation” for his own “vile purposes” and that victims who spoke up had been not believed.
The Health Secretary stressed it was crucial to recognise the “profoundly unpleasant reality” of what the victims went via.
Mr Hunt told the Commons: “I know this Home, without a doubt the complete nation, will share a deep sense of revulsion at what they (the investigations) unveiled.
“A litany of disturbing accounts of rape and sexual abuse committed by Savile on vulnerable youngsters and adults more than a time period of decades.
“At the time the victims who spoke up have been not believed and it’s crucial these days that we all publicly recognise the reality of what they have said.
“But it is a profoundly unpleasant reality.
“As a nation at that time we held Savile in our affection as a relatively eccentric national treasure with a strong dedication to charitable leads to.
“Today’s report (says) that in reality he was a sickening and prolific sexual abuser who repeatedly exploited the trust of a nation for his very own vile functions.”
His description of Savile as previously being held in the nation’s affection as a “relatively eccentric nationwide treasure” have been met with shouts of “no he wasn’t” from some on the Labour benches.
Mr Hunt mentioned the revelations painted a “terrible image” of victims being repeatedly ignored as people and institutions “turned a blind eye”.
The Health Secretary stated: “Today’s reviews will shake this Home and our country to the core.
“Savile was a callous, opportunistic, wicked predator who abused and raped people, several of them sufferers and youthful individuals who anticipated and had a correct to anticipate to be safe.
“His actions span five decades, from the 1960s to 2010.
“The loved ones favourite loved by millions courted recognition and utilized it to perpetrate and cover up his own evil acts.
“I, and I’m confident the whole Residence, will want to spend tribute to all the victims who came forward to talk about their experiences.
“It took excellent courage for them to relive their typically really distressing and disturbing experiences.
“These reports paint a terrible image as time and once more victims were ignored or if they were not, minor or no action was taken.
“The methods in spot to safeguard men and women have been both to weak or have been ignored.
“Individuals and institutions turned a blind eye.”
Jimmy Savile latest: Jeremy Hunt apologises for the "sickening" abuse victims endured more than decades
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