I think we are making scapegoats of people in a pathetic attempt to atone for turning a blind eye to the behaviour of Saville
It's not that simple, names have come into the limelight, as they do when men are accused of rape, and the upshot is that others come forward. Once the CPS has decided to prosecute I doubt they can pick and choose which accusations go ahead or not.
As far as I can see in the other cases of old celebs being accused is that it is not girls who were 'up for it' having revenge for past grievances but young innocent girls in early and mid teens (and we were unbelievably innocent then compared to nowadays) being molested or raped.
There is no justification in saying society has changed and these should be left to rest because the celebs were cruelly taking advantage of their powerful positions to take sexual advantage of young girls in the confident knowledge that no one would care and their word would always be believed, they weren't just innocently getting embroiled in relationships with women who are now being vindictive for no reason. Thank God things have changed and good that they are getting their comeuppance. And imo the media coverage will make a huge difference to men's attitude to the risk of being prosecuted for sexual assault, which in turn will reduce the propensity.
And it wasn't just celebs that behaved this way, it happened with men in powerful roles or just physically powerful all over the country, and still happens in many countries today, it is only the celebs that hit the headlines and thus the women involved come forward. There are no doubt many old men in the UK sleeping a little less comfortably now than they did in the past. Good, I say.