Jimmy Savile's luxury seaside flat has been bought by former Leicester City chairman Sir Rodney Walker.
The Yorkshireman, who is one of the country's leading campaigners against child abuse, has bought the Scarborough apartment to use as a holiday home for his family.
Sir Rodney who was vice-chairman of the NSPCC's Full Stop campaign, now plans to strip Savile's second home, which Savile had turned into a shrine to his dead mother.
He said had been hoping to buy the property last summer as he needs more room for his grandchildren.
But the deal was delayed after the scandal emerged.
Sir Rodney, who already owns one apartment in the block, said: "I think like everyone else in the country I was totally taken aback.
"I had never heard any rumours or any suggestion he was not the generous philanthropist we all thought he was."
He added: "The only effect it had on me was to delay the completion of the sale and set me back about five months. There were no second thoughts."
Sir Rodney, 69, was chairman of Leicester City from 1997-2002 during one of the club's most successful periods under manager Martin O'Neill.
He insists he is not troubled by the flat's past, adding: "We are buying a piece of property. It could have belonged to anybody.
He added: "Once the scandal broke, the trust handling the estate had to stop to see what the consequences were.
"There were a lot of claims coming in against the estate so it delayed the whole legal process. Thankfully, we now own the place."
"It's going to be a holiday flat. We are spending a lot of money trying to improve it and hope to have a nice apartment we can enjoy for many years."
Savile bought the apartment as a gift to his mother Agnes and after she died he turned it into a shrine to 'The Duchess'.
He kept wardrobes full of her old clothes, which he washed every year and put back on the hangers.
Sir Rodney added: "I raised £25 million for the NSPCC Full Stop appeal and they were generous enough to make me a life member.
"Once I had raised the £25 million, that completed what I had been asked to do and I moved on to other charities – though I continue to support their work obviously."
Sir Rodney and his family have been going to Scarborough for 35 years and own a property on the floor below Savile's.
He said: "We have grandchildren and they want to come to Scarborough and we need more room.
"Savile's is a three bedroom flat. We have taken everything out that was there and are carrying out major alterations."
The flat was originally put on the market for £170,000 but is thought to have fetched around £200,000.
Sir Rodney refused to say what his offer was - but indicated competition had been fierce.
Sir Rodney said: "At the end of the day, the man himself will not benefit from the sale of the flat, but maybe the charities he supported or, after due legal process, people allegedly abused by him, will."
Sir Rodney is a former chairman of Sport England, UK Sport, the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, Wembley National Stadium, the Rugby Football League, and the World Snooker Association.
He was knighted in 1996 for services to sport.
