The BBC has apologised and pledged to look into allegations the late Sir Jimmy Savile sexually abused girls while working for the corporation.
Director General George Entwistle said the claims would be "properly" investigated after a police inquiry.
A growing number of women have said they were victims of the presenter, while some have spoken of a broader BBC culture of harassment in the 1980s.
Prime Minister David Cameron said the Savile claims were "truly shocking".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Entwistle addressed those who had come forward with claims of abuse, saying: "The women involved here have gone through something awful, and something I deeply regret they should have had to go through, and I would like to apologise on behalf of the organisation to each and every one of them for what they've had to endure here."
Mr Entwistle said he wanted "a comprehensive examination of what went on", but added that criminal allegations at the heart of the case must first be investigated by police.
"The way to deal with those is to make sure the police - who are the only properly constituted authority for dealing with criminal investigations - are allowed to make the examinations and inquiries they need to make."
Mr Entwistle denied he was kicking an inquiry into the long grass and insisted he was "putting all the BBC's resources" at the disposal of the police.
"When the police have finished everything they have to do, and when they give me the assurance there is no danger of us in any way compromising or contaminating an investigation, I will take it further and ensure that any outstanding questions are answered properly," he said.
Particularly, the organisation would look at "the broad question of what was going on and whether anybody around Jimmy Savile knew what was going on".
Sexual assault claimsSir Jimmy died in October 2011, at the age of 84.
The face of Top of the Pops in the 1960s, he hosted TV favourite Jim'll Fix It on BBC 1 in the 1970s and 1980s and was knighted in 1990 for his charity work.
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But over the past week allegations have emerged about serious sexual assaults upon under-age girls at the height of his fame.
Some of the allegations - widely publicised in an ITV documentary about the former presenter - refer to incidents on BBC premises.
Mr Entwisle - former head of BBC Vision - has been facing fresh questions over whether a similar Newsnight report had been dropped because it was embarrassing to the BBC and would clash with a tribute to Sir Jimmy broadcast in Christmas 2011.
The director general told the Today programme he had been told about the report in December because of "possible implications for programming and scheduling decisions in Vision".
But he denied the Newsnight editor had been vulnerable to any influence on the matter, adding that he supported his judgement.
"He was not brought under any pressure from anybody in the management chain in his own division or elsewhere to make a different judgement than the one he made."
In an email to employees on Friday, Mr Entwistle said he was "appalled" by the claims.
Speaking on the BBC's Marr programme on Sunday, Mr Cameron said the allegations needed to be "properly looked at, properly investigated".
He added: "It seems to me it is very important that the organisation, the BBC, does that itself.
"But also, if there are questions that should be pursued by the police and other organisations, everyone has to ask themselves the question, `Is there new evidence that needs to be looked at?'
"Are there new things as an organisation we should look at and examine?'"
The corporation also faces fresh questions about whether staff turned a blind eye to a broader culture of harassment of women at work.
On Saturday, former BBC Radio 1 DJ Liz Kershaw said she had been regularly fondled in the 1980s by another colleague, who she did not name.
And on Sunday, comedian Sandi Toksvig says she was groped by a "famous individual" while she was broadcasting in the 1980s.
Ms Toksvig, 54, did not indicate where she was working at the time but said when she told staff "everybody thought it was amusing".
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police said last week it would be assessing allegations against Sir Jimmy but had not as yet launched an investigation.
It has also emerged that the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust is considering changing its name.
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