Clement Freud, pictured, has been accused of abusing two young girls, the youngest of whom was just ten according to a new ITV documentary

Alleged peadophile Sir Clement Freud could be the 'new Jimmy Savile' as many more women claiming to be victims of his abuse come forward.

Crimes committed by the deceased MP threaten to come into the spotlight as an investigation into a list of repugnant abuse claims is launched, claims the Sun.

Freud, once dubbed a 'national treasure' by former PM Gordon Brown, cannot be investigated after he died in 2009, aged 84.

However, details of his alleged attacks will be recorded by the anti-abuse probe Operation Hydrant.

A source who called the former MP for the Isle of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, a 'serial rapist and abuser', told the Sun: 'Freud could be the new Jimmy Savile.

'As with Savile, Stuart Hall and Rolf Harris, many, many more victims have come forward since he was named.

'The true scale of his offending is now coming to light.'

Sir Clement, a grandson of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and brother of artist Lucian Freud, was known to millions as a chef, comedian, writer and journalist.

He was a regular on BBC shows such as Radio 4’s Just A Minute.

When he died his funeral was attended by George Osborne and stars including Bono, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Nicholas Parsons and Richard Curtis, the partner of his daughter Emma, 54.

However, recent revelations by women claiming to be his victims have shined a light on his dark and twisted past.

Three women have revealed the married father-of-five as a serial child predator.

Sylvia Woosley was just 10 when Freud, then 24, began abusing her.

She was later brought up as his daughter and invited into his marital bed alongside his actress wife Jill.

Clement Freud, pictured with his dog Henry filmed several TV adverts in the 1970s for dog food

Sylvia Woolsey, who is now in her late 70s, said Sir Clement, pictured started abusing her when she was 10

Freud also lured a 14-year-old to his home, got her drunk and molested her in the bathroom, her sister has claimed.

A third woman Vicky Hayes has told how Sir Clement groomed her from the age of 14 and violently raped her when she was 17.

Peter Saunders, founder of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood, told the Mail that Sir Clement had ‘been on the radar’ of the charity.

Sir Clement is the latest high profile figure, including mass paedophile Jimmy Savile (left) and disgraced TV presenter Stuart Hall to have his reputation tarnish by claims of repugnant child abuse

He added: ‘About 12 years ago, before his death, something was said to me about an allegation of rape concerning him. I was given no name of the woman, but it was given to me with absolute sincerity.