Paedophile Radio 1 DJ and Jimmy Savile's pal dies after falling into a river A paedophile former BBC Radio 1 DJ has died aged 79 after falling into a river.
His ex-wife Julia was approached by the publication for comment and her new husband responded to the news Willis had died by saying: “Good.” Willis was handed a suspended sentence at Leicester Crown Court in 2015.
In 2020, Willis was jailed for possessing indecent images of children after police raided his private yacht.
Willis denied possession of 238 Category A indecent images of children on his computers – showing them being sexually abused by adults.
Willis pleaded guilty at in Leicester in 2015 to nine counts of downloading indecent images and movies of children between 2006 and 2013.