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| Arrest Made in BBC Sex Abuse Scandal | |
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| LONDON — The British police made an arrest on Sunday in the widening inquiry into the sexual abuse scandal surrounding the BBC television star Jimmy Savile. | |
| Metropolitan Police did not identify the man that had been arrested, saying only that he was in his sixties. But the British media, including the BBC, widely reported that the man held at a London police station was the 1970s pop star Gary Glitter, who is a convicted pedophile. | Metropolitan Police did not identify the man that had been arrested, saying only that he was in his sixties. But the British media, including the BBC, widely reported that the man held at a London police station was the 1970s pop star Gary Glitter, who is a convicted pedophile. |
| A spokesman for Scotland Yard said the man was arrested shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday “on suspicion of sexual offenses.” The arrest came as part of a widening police inquiry known as Operation Yewtree, into “Jimmy Savile and others,” the spokesman said. | A spokesman for Scotland Yard said the man was arrested shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday “on suspicion of sexual offenses.” The arrest came as part of a widening police inquiry known as Operation Yewtree, into “Jimmy Savile and others,” the spokesman said. |
| Last week police officials said that some 300 people had come forward claiming Mr. Savile had assaulted them. | Last week police officials said that some 300 people had come forward claiming Mr. Savile had assaulted them. |
| Before his death last year, Mr. Savile was one of Britain’s most-famous television hosts, known for his charity work, his garishly colored tracksuits and his peroxided hair. He was long dogged by rumors of inappropriate behavior toward underage girls. | Before his death last year, Mr. Savile was one of Britain’s most-famous television hosts, known for his charity work, his garishly colored tracksuits and his peroxided hair. He was long dogged by rumors of inappropriate behavior toward underage girls. |
| But the case did not break into the open until after Mr. Savile’s death at the age of 84. Both Mr. Savile and Mr. Glitter have been accused of abusing young people in BBC studios. | But the case did not break into the open until after Mr. Savile’s death at the age of 84. Both Mr. Savile and Mr. Glitter have been accused of abusing young people in BBC studios. |
| The BBC has come under withering criticism after an investigation into the accusations against Mr. Savile by the current affairs program “Newsnight” was abruptly canceled. Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, which oversees the BBC, said in an article in The Sunday Mail that the BBC’s “reputation is on the line” and that the organization “risks squandering public trust,” as a result of the scandal. | The BBC has come under withering criticism after an investigation into the accusations against Mr. Savile by the current affairs program “Newsnight” was abruptly canceled. Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, which oversees the BBC, said in an article in The Sunday Mail that the BBC’s “reputation is on the line” and that the organization “risks squandering public trust,” as a result of the scandal. |
| Mr. Patten also apologized “unreservedly” to the victims who spoke to the “Newsnight” program “presumably at great personal pain, yet did not have their stories told as they expected.” | |
| Mr. Glitter, a glam-rock star whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted in Britain in 1999 on charges of possessing child pornography. He served nearly three years in prison in Vietnam for sexually abusing two girls, aged 11 and 12 years. | Mr. Glitter, a glam-rock star whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted in Britain in 1999 on charges of possessing child pornography. He served nearly three years in prison in Vietnam for sexually abusing two girls, aged 11 and 12 years. |