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Two British hospitals said Thursday they're cooperating with a police investigation into claims that a popular children's television host molested teenage girls on their premises.

According to CNN, the investigation into Jimmy Savile, who died last year, has dominated Britain's headlines since claims of sexual abuse were made by five women in a documentary aired by UK broadcaster ITV last week.

Those interviewed for the ITV film, titled "Exposed -- the Other Side of Jimmy Savile," gave detailed accounts of alleged sexual assaults by the TV host when they were as young as 14 or 15. One said she was raped by him at age 16.

Many more allegations have surfaced since the show aired, with London's Metropolitan Police now pursuing 120 separate lines of inquiry.

Two claims involve Leeds General Infirmary, a hospital in northern England where Savile spent time as a volunteer and charity supporter, a spokesman for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said in a statement. The host was famed for his charity fund-raising.

The trust said it was shocked by the claims and has no record of complaints about Savile's behavior.

"As a result of the TV documentary and subsequent media publicity we have, however, been contacted by two individuals, one of whom wishes to remain anonymous, about incidents said to have occurred in the 1970s," the statement said.

"Clearly this whole matter needs to be looked into fully and we will give every cooperation to the police, who are best placed to do so."

A second hospital, Stoke Mandeville, also said it was shocked by the serious allegations against Savile.

"We have been contacted by the police this week and are supporting them fully with their inquiries. If their findings suggest that we do need to take further action then we will do so," a statement said.

The furor has shocked a generation in Britain who grew up watching Savile, one of the most recognizable figures in British showbiz from the 1960s to the 1980s, or listening to his radio shows.